SIL's core contribution areas are Scripture translation, literacy, education, development, linguistic research and language tools. We are eager for the day when all people enjoy equal access to …

SIL is a global, faith-based nonprofit that works with local communities around the world to develop language solutions that expand possibilities for a better life.

But he by himself couldn't work with all the communities he encountered. He needed help. He founded the Summer Institute of Linguistics in 1934 as a summer training program for linguists to work with …

SIL Global (previously SIL International) is a global, faith-based nonprofit that works with local communities around the world to develop language solutions that expand possibilities for a better life.

SIL is given Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC), allowing SIL to designate official representatives to UN headquarters in New York and …

At SIL, we create software that helps people everywhere use their computers, tablets, and smartphones in their own language. Our software catalog features everything from modern linguistic analysis tools …

SIL’s service with ethnolinguistic minority communities is motivated by the belief that all people are created in the image of God, and that languages and cultures are part of the richness of God's creation.

Your portal to the academic publications of SIL Global—both print and digital. Browse our Publications Catalog using one of the several options on this page, or simply type in term (s) of interest in the …

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SIL works in partnership with language communities to facilitate the translation of Scripture texts, books and booklets for educational programs, stories related to culture and folklore, as well as health and …