Language

American Sign Language

American Sign Language is a sign language spoken in 29 countries.

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Scripture in American Sign Language

A complete Bible is reported in American Sign Language.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where American Sign Language is spoken

  • Barbados
  • Benin
  • Bolivia
  • Burkina Faso
  • Canada
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • China
  • DR Congo
  • Gabon
  • Ghana
  • Grenada
  • Haiti
  • Ivory Coast
  • Jamaica
  • Kenya
  • Madagascar
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Nigeria
  • Philippines
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Singapore
  • Togo
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United States
  • Zimbabwe

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About American Sign Language

ISO 639-3 code
ase
Glottocode
amer1248
Also known as
American Sign Language: Tactile ASL

Dialects and varieties 6

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from American Sign Language as a whole.

  • American Sign Language in the USANo known Scripture
  • Benin ASLNo known Scripture
  • Black AmericanNo known Scripture
  • Burundi Sign LanguageNo known Scripture
  • Myanmar Rangon Sign LanguageNo known Scripture
  • Tactile ASLNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.