Language

Dutch Sign Language

Dutch Sign Language is a sign language spoken in Netherlands, Aruba and Cyprus.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Dutch Sign Language

Portions of Scripture are reported in Dutch 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 Dutch Sign Language is spoken

  • Netherlands
  • Aruba
  • Cyprus

See Dutch Sign Language on the language map

About Dutch Sign Language

ISO 639-3 code
dse
Glottocode
dutc1253
Also known as
Sign Language of the Netherlands · Sign Language of the Netherlands: The Hague

Dialects and varieties 6

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

  • Sign Language of the Netherlands: AmsterdamNo known Scripture
  • Sign Language of the Netherlands: BrabantNo known Scripture
  • Sign Language of the Netherlands: RotterdamNo known Scripture
  • Sign Language of the Netherlands: StandardNo known Scripture
  • Sign Language of the Netherlands: The HagueNo known Scripture
  • Sign Language of the Netherlands:GroningenNo known Scripture

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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.