Inspired by God’s love, we advocate, build capacity and work with local communities to apply language expertise that advances meaningful development, education and engagement with Scripture. We assist ethno-linguistic communities in developing a series of ongoing, planned actions that ensure that their language continues to serve their changing social, cultural, political, economic and spiritual needs and goals.
SIL’s service is founded on the principle that communities should be able to pursue their social, cultural, political, economic and spiritual goals without sacrificing their ethnolinguistic identity. Language development cannot be separated from integrated development that affects all areas of a community's life.
Publications, fonts and digital tools for language development, translation and research. Learn more about the many resources available in and for South Sudanese languages.
SIL has been working with South Sudanese language communities since the 1970s. Learn more about the work of SIL in South Sudan.
