Language

Indian Sign Language

Indian Sign Language is a sign language spoken in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Indian Sign Language

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

  • India
  • Bangladesh
  • Pakistan

See Indian Sign Language on the language map

About Indian Sign Language

ISO 639-3 code
ins
Glottocode
indi1237
Also known as
Indian Sign Language: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)

Dialects and varieties 12

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

  • Bangalore (Karnataka)No known Scripture
  • Bangalore-Madras Indian Sign LanguageNo known Scripture
  • Bangla Sign LanguageNo known Scripture
  • Bombay Indian Sign LanguageNo known Scripture
  • CalcuttaNo known Scripture
  • Delhi Indian Sign LanguageNo known Scripture
  • Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)No known Scripture
  • KeralaNo known Scripture
  • Kolkata Indian Sign LanguageNo known Scripture
  • Mumbai-DelhiNo known Scripture
  • Shillong Indian Sign LanguageNo known Scripture
  • Tamil NaduNo 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.