Slovak Sign Language Bible Portions (SVKSLS)

Overview

This translation provides Bible portions in Slovak Sign Language (Slovenský posunkový jazyk), the primary sign language of Slovakia's deaf community. The content is produced in video format through the Deaf Bible Society platform.

Language and People

Slovak Sign Language (ISO 639-3: svk) is used by an estimated 15,000 deaf signers across Slovakia. It is closely related to Czech Sign Language, reflecting the shared history of deaf education and community in the former Czechoslovakia, and received legal recognition in Slovakia in 1995.