Sri Lanka Sign Language Bible Portions (SLSSLS)

Overview

This translation provides Bible portions in Sri Lanka Sign Language, the primary sign language of the island nation's deaf community. Two separate releases are available through the Deaf Bible Society platform covering different Scripture portions.

Language and People

Sri Lanka Sign Language (ISO 639-3: sls) is used throughout Sri Lanka by the deaf community in both Sinhala and Tamil speaking regions. It is distinct from the sign languages of neighboring India and has developed organically within the Sri Lankan deaf community.