Bible Access in Sign Languages
Every person is worthy to have the Bible in their language — including every sign language.
So, we celebrate Bible translation progress that is reaching the hands and hearts of Deaf communities around the world. Below you can see the All Access Goals for 2033, reflecting the work of Deaf Bible Society with other organizations in an alliance called illumiNations.
Together, we can reach these sign languages and many more!
| Country | Language | # of Signers | All Access Goal |
All Access Progress |
All Access % Completed |
Translation Status |
ETA | |
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Angola | Angolan Sign Language | 159,000 | NTE | 14.62% | Active | 2035 | |
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Argentina | Argentine Sign Language | 60,000 | NTE | 6.15% | Active | 2153 | |
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Armenia | Armenian Sign Language | 3,150 | Portions | 96.00% | Active | ||
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Australia | Auslan Sign Language | 10,100 | NTE | 41.54% | Active | ||
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Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani Sign Language | 30,000 | NTE | 51.15% | Active | 2033 | |
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Belarus | Sign Language in Belarus | 96,000 | NTE | 0.77% | Active | 2139 | |
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Brazil | Brazilian Sign Language | 630,000 | Full Bible | 0.32% | Active | 2433 | |
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Bulgaria | Bulgarian Sign Language | 21,000 | NTE | 42.58% | Active | 2034 | |
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Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso Sign Language | 102,000 | NTE | 0.38% | Active | 2233 | |
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Burundi | Burundian Sign Language | 58,000 | NTE | 60.18% | Active | 2030 | |
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China--Hong Kong | Hong Kong Sign Language | 8,200 | NTE | 4.62% | Active | 2084 | |
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Colombia | Colombian Sign Language | 151,000 | Full Bible | 16.65% | Active | 2063 | |
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Costa Rica | Costa Rican Sign Language | 15,000 | NTE | 4.20% | Active | 2072 | |
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Cuba | Cuba Sign Language | 34,000 | NTE | 0.88% | Active | 2257 | |
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Cyprus | Cyprus Sign Language | 1,200 | Portions | 4.00% | Active | 2050 | |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo | DRC Sign Language | 150,000 | NTE | 16.15% | Active | 2034 | |
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Denmark | Danish Sign Language | 6,110 | NTE | 11.15% | Active | 2045 | |
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Dominican Republic | Dominican Sign Language | 32,000 | NTE | 25.38% | Active | 2030 | |
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Egypt | Egyptian Sign Language | 500,000 | Full Bible | 1.73% | Active | ||
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El Salvador | Salvadoran Sign Language | 26,000 | NTE | 31.54% | Active | 2043 | |
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Estonia | Estonian Sign Language | 1,500 | Portions | 476.00% | ✅ | 2021 | |
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Ethiopia | Ethiopian Sign Language | 560,000 | Full Bible | 8.88% | Active | ||
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Finland | Finnish Sign Language | 5,000 | NTE | 3.46% | Active | 2082 | |
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France | French Sign Language | 103,400 | NTE | 9.23% | Inactive | ||
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Georgia | Georgian Sign Language | 19,000 | NTE | 28.85% | Active | 2029 | |
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Germany | German Sign Language | 80,600 | NTE | 72.31% | Active | ||
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Ghana | Ghanaian Sign Language | 152,000 | NTE | 50.56% | Active | 2030 | |
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Greece | Greek Sign Language | 11,000 | NTE | 0.38% | Inactive | 2471 | |
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Guatemala | Guatemalan Sign Language | 50,000 | NTE | 1.92% | Active | ||
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Honduras | Honduras Sign Language | 40,000 | NTE | 12.31% | Active | 2086 | |
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Hungary | Hungarian Sign Language | 11,200 | NTE | 0.38% | Active | ||
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India | Indian Sign Language | 810,000 | Full Bible | 22.53% | Active | 2045 | |
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India | Sign Language in Andhra Pradesh | 423,000 | NTE | 37.87% | Inactive | ||
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India | Sign Language in Karnataka | 306,000 | NTE | 37.87% | Inactive | ||
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India | Sign Language in Kerala | 1,200,000 | Full Bible | 14.60% | Inactive | 2613 | |
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India | Sign Language in Tamil Nadu | 361,000 | NTE | 37.87% | Inactive | ||
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India | West Bengal Sign Language | 450,000 | NTE | 13.60% | Active | 2062 | |
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Indonesia | Indonesian Sign Language | 810,000 | Full Bible | 0.00% | Active | ||
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Japan | Japanese Sign Language | 126,000 | NTE | 100.00% | ✅ | 2023 | |
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Jordan | Jordanian Sign Language | 30,000 | NTE | 20.00% | Active | ||
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Kenya | Kenyan Sign Language | 260,000 | Full Bible | 10.16% | Active | 2085 | |
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Latvia | Latvian Sign Language | 2,000 | Portions | 40.00% | Active | 2029 | |
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Macedonia | Macedonian Sign Language | 2,000 | Portions | 100.00% | ✅ | ||
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Malawi | Malawian Sign Language | 93,000 | NTE | 1.54% | Active | 2065 | |
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Malaysia | Malaysian Sign Language | 58,700 | NTE | 11.02% | Active | 2092 | |
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Mexico | Mexican Sign Language | 130,000 | NTE | 67.31% | Active | ||
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Mozambique | Mozambican Sign Language | 150,000 | NTE | 38.54% | Active | ||
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Myanmar | Myanmar Sign Language | 270,000 | NTE | 11.02% | Active | 2100 | |
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Nepal | Nepalese Sign Language | 20,000 | NTE | 7.24% | Active | 2099 | |
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Nigeria | Nigerian Sign Language | 800,000 | Full Bible | 8.28% | Active | ||
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Paraguay | Paraguayan Sign Language | 15,000 | NTE | 5.77% | Active | 2171 | |
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Peru | Peruvian Sign Language | 98,000 | NTE | 6.92% | Active | 2048 | |
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Philippines | Filipino Sign Language | 540,000 | Full Bible | 2.58% | Active | ||
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Puerto Rico | Puerto Rican Sign Language | 10,000 | NTE | 0.00% | |||
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Romania | Romanian Sign Language | 24,600 | NTE | 22.93% | Active | 2055 | |
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Russian Federation | Russian Sign Language | 909,000 | Full Bible | 14.90% | Active | 2064 | |
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Rwanda | Rwandan Sign Language | 33,500 | NTE | 16.92% | Active | 2053 | |
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South Africa | South African Sign Language | 235,000 | NTE | 26.88% | Active | ||
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South Korea | Korean Sign Language | 308,000 | NTE | 4.62% | Active | 2043 | |
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South Sudan | South Sudan Sign Language | 55,000 | NTE | 37.38% | Active | 2027 | |
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Spain | Catalan Sign Language | 12,000 | NTE | 64.62% | Active | 2030 | |
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Spain | Spanish Sign Language | 60,000 | NTE | 57.69% | Active | 2031 | |
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Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan Sign Language | 73,300 | NTE | 8.12% | Active | ||
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Tajikistan | Tajik Sign Language | 40,000 | NTE | 6.15% | Active | ||
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Tanzania | Moshi Arusha Sign Langauge | 16,000 | NTE | 3.41% | Active | 2097 | |
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United States of America | American Sign Language | 729,260 | Full Bible | 108.52% | ✅ | 2020 | |
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Sign Language in Kazakhstan | 180,000 | NTE | 0.38% | Unknown | |||
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Tanzania | Tanzanian Sign Language | 290,000 | NTE | 52.62% | Active | 2033 | |
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Thailand | Thai Sign Language | 200,000 | NTE | 26.22% | Active | 2049 | |
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Turkmenistan | Sign Language in Turkmenistan | 53,000 | NTE | 6.92% | Future | ||
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Uganda | Ugandan Sign Language | 160,000 | NTE | 61.37% | Active | 2029 | |
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Ukraine | Ukrainian Sign Language | 54,500 | NTE | 38.85% | Active | 2033 | |
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Uruguay | Uruguayan Sign Language | 7,000 | NTE | 0.77% | Active | 2383 | |
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Venezuela | Venezuelan Sign Language | 86,000 | NTE | 0.77% | Active | ||
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Vietnam | Hanoi Sign Language | 39,000 | NTE | 12.01% | Active | ||
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Zambia | Zambian Sign Language | 14,400 | NTE | 11.15% | Active | 2035 |
Sign Language Bible Progress
Angola Angolan Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 159,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 14.62% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2035 | |
Argentina Argentine Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 60,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 6.15% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2153 | |
Armenia Armenian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 3,150 |
| All Access Goal: | Portions |
| 96.00% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Australia Auslan Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 10,100 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 41.54% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 30,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 51.15% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2033 | |
Belarus Sign Language in Belarus
| Total Signers: | 96,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 0.77% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2139 | |
Brazil Brazilian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 630,000 |
| All Access Goal: | Full Bible |
| 0.32% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2433 | |
Bulgaria Bulgarian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 21,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 42.58% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2034 | |
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 102,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 0.38% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2233 | |
Burundi Burundian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 58,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 60.18% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2030 | |
China--Hong Kong Hong Kong Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 8,200 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 4.62% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2084 | |
Colombia Colombian Sign Language
| Partner Organization: |
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| Total Signers: | 151,000 |
| All Access Goal: | Full Bible |
| 16.65% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2063 | |
Costa Rica Costa Rican Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 15,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 4.20% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2072 | |
Cuba Cuba Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 34,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 0.88% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2257 | |
Cyprus Cyprus Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 1,200 |
| All Access Goal: | Portions |
| 4.00% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2050 | |
Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 150,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 16.15% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2034 | |
Denmark Danish Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 6,110 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 11.15% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2045 | |
Dominican Republic Dominican Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 32,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 25.38% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2030 | |
Egypt Egyptian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 500,000 |
| All Access Goal: | Full Bible |
| 1.73% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
El Salvador Salvadoran Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 26,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 31.54% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2043 | |
Estonia Estonian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 1,500 |
| All Access Goal: | Portions |
| 476.00% | |
| Translation Status: ✅ | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2021 | |
Ethiopia Ethiopian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 560,000 |
| All Access Goal: | Full Bible |
| 8.88% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Finland Finnish Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 5,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 3.46% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2082 | |
France French Sign Language
| Partner Organization: |
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| Total Signers: | 103,400 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 9.23% | |
| Translation Status: Inactive | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: | |
Georgia Georgian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 19,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 28.85% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2029 | |
Germany German Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 80,600 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 72.31% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Ghana Ghanaian Sign Language
| Partner Organization: |
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| Total Signers: | 152,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 50.56% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2030 | |
Greece Greek Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 11,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 0.38% | |
| Translation Status: Inactive | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2471 | |
Guatemala Guatemalan Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 50,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 1.92% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Honduras Honduras Sign Language
| Partner Organization: |
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| Total Signers: | 40,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 12.31% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2086 | |
Hungary Hungarian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 11,200 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 0.38% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
India Indian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 810,000 |
| All Access Goal: | Full Bible |
| 22.53% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2045 | |
India Sign Language in Andhra Pradesh
| Total Signers: | 423,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 37.87% | |
| Translation Status: Inactive | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
India Sign Language in Karnataka
| Total Signers: | 306,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 37.87% | |
| Translation Status: Inactive | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
India Sign Language in Kerala
| Total Signers: | 1,200,000 |
| All Access Goal: | Full Bible |
| 14.60% | |
| Translation Status: Inactive | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2613 | |
India Sign Language in Tamil Nadu
| Total Signers: | 361,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 37.87% | |
| Translation Status: Inactive | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
India West Bengal Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 450,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 13.60% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2062 | |
Indonesia Indonesian Sign Language
| Partner Organization: |
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| Total Signers: | 810,000 |
| All Access Goal: | Full Bible |
| 0.00% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Japan Japanese Sign Language
| Partner Organization: |
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| Total Signers: | 126,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 100.00% | |
| Translation Status: ✅ | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2023 | |
Jordan Jordanian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 30,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 20.00% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Kenya Kenyan Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 260,000 |
| All Access Goal: | Full Bible |
| 10.16% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2085 | |
Latvia Latvian Sign Language
| Partner Organization: |
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| Total Signers: | 2,000 |
| All Access Goal: | Portions |
| 40.00% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2029 | |
Macedonia Macedonian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 2,000 |
| All Access Goal: | Portions |
| 100.00% | |
| Translation Status: ✅ | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Malawi Malawian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 93,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 1.54% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2065 | |
Malaysia Malaysian Sign Language
| Partner Organization: |
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| Total Signers: | 58,700 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 11.02% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2092 | |
Mexico Mexican Sign Language
| Partner Organization: |
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| Total Signers: | 130,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 67.31% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Mozambique Mozambican Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 150,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 38.54% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: | |
Myanmar Myanmar Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 270,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 11.02% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2100 | |
Nepal Nepalese Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 20,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 7.24% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2099 | |
Nigeria Nigerian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 800,000 |
| All Access Goal: | Full Bible |
| 8.28% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Paraguay Paraguayan Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 15,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 5.77% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2171 | |
Peru Peruvian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 98,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 6.92% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2048 | |
Philippines Filipino Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 540,000 |
| All Access Goal: | Full Bible |
| 2.58% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: | |
Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 10,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 0.00% | |
| Translation Status: | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Romania Romanian Sign Language
| Partner Organization: |
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| Total Signers: | 24,600 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 22.93% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2055 | |
Russian Federation Russian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 909,000 |
| All Access Goal: | Full Bible |
| 14.90% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2064 | |
Rwanda Rwandan Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 33,500 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 16.92% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2053 | |
South Africa South African Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 235,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 26.88% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
South Korea Korean Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 308,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 4.62% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2043 | |
South Sudan South Sudan Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 55,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 37.38% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2027 | |
Spain Catalan Sign Language
| Partner Organization: |
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| Total Signers: | 12,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 64.62% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2030 | |
Spain Spanish Sign Language
| Partner Organization: |
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| Total Signers: | 60,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 57.69% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2031 | |
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 73,300 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 8.12% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Tajikistan Tajik Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 40,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 6.15% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Tanzania Moshi Arusha Sign Langauge
| Total Signers: | 16,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 3.41% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2097 | |
United States of America American Sign Language
| Partner Organization: |
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| Total Signers: | 729,260 |
| All Access Goal: | Full Bible |
| 108.52% | |
| Translation Status: ✅ | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2020 | |
Sign Language in Kazakhstan
| Total Signers: | 180,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 0.38% | |
| Translation Status: Unknown | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Tanzania Tanzanian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 290,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 52.62% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2033 | |
Thailand Thai Sign Language
| Partner Organization: |
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| Total Signers: | 200,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 26.22% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2049 | |
Turkmenistan Sign Language in Turkmenistan
| Total Signers: | 53,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 6.92% | |
| Translation Status: Future | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Uganda Ugandan Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 160,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 61.37% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2029 | |
Ukraine Ukrainian Sign Language
| Partner Organization: |
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| Total Signers: | 54,500 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 38.85% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2033 | |
Uruguay Uruguayan Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 7,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 0.77% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2383 | |
Venezuela Venezuelan Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 86,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 0.77% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Vietnam Hanoi Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 39,000 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 12.01% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: Unknown | |
Zambia Zambian Sign Language
| Total Signers: | 14,400 |
| All Access Goal: | NTE |
| 11.15% | |
| Translation Status: Active | |
| AAG Pace Completion Year: 2035 | |