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The Bible in Germany
26 languages spoken in Germany are still waiting for a complete Bible.
Where the country's languages stand
Languages without the Bible
27%
71 Complete Bible
19 New Testament complete
5 Portions translated
2 Nothing translated yet
97Languages in the country
71With complete Bible
26Without complete Bible
0With no translation at all
Bible translation by language
These are the country's languages that do not yet have the complete Bible, plus the official language. Languages brought from other countries that already have the complete Bible are not on this list.
| Language | Status | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Standard German Official | Complete Bible | 60.506.300 |
| Levantine Arabic | New Testament complete | 840.000 |
| Mesopotamian Arabic | New Testament complete | 309.000 |
| Gheg Albanian | New Testament complete | 231.000 |
| Southern Pashto | Portions translated | 142.000 |
| Tunisian Arabic | New Testament complete | 94.000 |
| North Mesopotamian Arabic | New Testament complete | 87.000 |
| German Sign Language | Portions translated | 80.000 |
| Algerian Arabic | New Testament complete | 79.000 |
| Northern Frisian | New Testament complete | 59.000 |
| Western Punjabi | New Testament complete | 49.000 |
| Swiss German | New Testament complete | 34.000 |
| Northern Zazaki | Portions translated | 31.000 |
| Montenegrin | Translation started | 28.000 |
| Turoyo | New Testament complete | 20.000 |
| Yeniche | Need not assessed | 17.000 |
| Libyan Arabic | New Testament complete | 16.000 |
| Luxembourgish | New Testament complete | 15.000 |
| Kabardian | New Testament complete | 14.000 |
| Sudanese Arabic | New Testament complete | 11.000 |
| Abkhaz | New Testament complete | 5.100 |
| Kabuverdianu | Portions translated | 3.100 |
| Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | New Testament complete | 3.000 |
| East Frisian Low Saxon | New Testament complete | 2.100 |
| Saterfriesisch | New Testament complete | 2.100 |
| Adyghe | New Testament complete | 2.100 |
| Laz | Portions translated | 1.000 |
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.