Scripture in Japanese Sign Language
Portions of Scripture are reported in Japanese 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 Japanese Sign Language is spoken
- Japan
About Japanese Sign Language
- ISO 639-3 code
- jsl
- Glottocode
- japa1238
Dialects and varieties 4
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Japanese Sign Language as a whole.
- Hakudate Sign LanguageNo known Scripture
- Osaka Sign LanguageNo known Scripture
- Osakaic Sign LanguageNo known Scripture
- Tokyo Sign LanguageNo known Scripture
Other languages of Japan
- Bonin English PidginNo known Scripture
- Central OkinawanPortions of Scripture
- HachijoNo known Scripture
- JapaneseComplete Bible
- KagoshimaNo known Scripture
- KikaiNo known Scripture
- KunigamiNo known Scripture
- Kuril AinuNo 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.