Sign language acronyms
In cases when the acronym is based on the name of the sign language in the respective country, these names are given in brackets in italics.
ABSL Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language AdaSL Adamorobe Sign Language AJSL Algerian Jewish Sign Language ASL American Sign Language Auslan Australian Sign Language BSL British Sign Language CSL Chinese Sign Language DGS German Sign Language (Deutsche Gebärdensprache) DSL Danish Sign Language DCSLs Deaf community sign languages FSL Finnish Sign Language GSL Greek Sign Language HSL Hausa Sign Language HZJ Croatian Sign Language (Hrvatski Znakovni Jezik) IPSL Indopakistani Sign Language ISL Israeli Sign Language IUR Inuit Sign Language (Inuit Uukrutausingit) JKS Jamaican Konchri Sain KPISL Keresan Pueblo Indian Sign Language KK Kata Kolok LIU Jordanian Sign Language (Lughat al-Ishaara al-Urdunia) LSB Brazilian Sign Language LSC Catalan Sign Language (Llengua de Signes Catalana) NS Japanese Sign Language (Nihon Shuwa) xx Sign language acronyms
MCE Manually-Coded English MSL Mauritian Sign Language MVSL Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language NCDSLs North Central Desert Area Sign Languages NGT Sign Language of the Netherlands (Nederlandse Gebarentaal) NSL Nicaraguan Sign Language PISL Plain Indian Sign Language PROVISL Providence Island Sign Language RSL Russian Sign Language TİD Turkish Sign Language (Türk İşaret Dili) TSL Taiwan Sign Language Thai SL Thai Sign Language SSL Swedish Sign Language YMSL Yucatec Maya Sign Language YSL Yolngu Sign Language