Thai Sign Language Bible Portions (TSQSLS)

Overview

This translation provides Bible portions in Thai Sign Language (ภาษามือไทย), the national sign language of Thailand's deaf community. Two separate releases are available through the Deaf Bible Society platform covering different Scripture content.

Language and People

Thai Sign Language (ISO 639-3: tsq), also known as Modern Standard Thai Sign Language (MSTSL), is the dominant sign language of Thailand. It is used by approximately 20 percent of the estimated 56,000 pre-lingually deaf people who have received formal education, and has official recognition for use in Thai schools for the deaf.