Bible Center
The Bible in Saudi Arabia
21 languages spoken in Saudi Arabia are still waiting for a complete Bible.
Where the country's languages stand
Languages without the Bible
41%
30 Complete Bible
10 New Testament complete
6 Portions translated
5 Nothing translated yet
51Languages in the country
30With complete Bible
21Without complete Bible
1With 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 Arabic Official | Complete Bible | — |
| Najdi Arabic | Portions translated | 11.870.000 |
| Hijazi Arabic | Portions translated | 9.943.000 |
| Gulf Arabic | Portions translated | 924.000 |
| Levantine Arabic | New Testament complete | 893.000 |
| Western Punjabi | New Testament complete | 510.000 |
| Rohingya | New Testament complete | 489.000 |
| Ta’izzi-Adeni Arabic | Portions translated | 362.000 |
| Sanaani Arabic | Portions translated | 254.000 |
| Saraiki | New Testament complete | 197.000 |
| Sudanese Arabic | New Testament complete | 157.000 |
| Omani Arabic | Translation started | 127.000 |
| Saudi Arabian Sign Language | Translation started | 102.000 |
| Faifi | Translation needed | 46.000 |
| Shehri | Translation started | 38.000 |
| Kabardian | New Testament complete | 25.000 |
| Tunisian Arabic | New Testament complete | 23.000 |
| Mehri | Portions translated | 22.000 |
| Hassaniyya | New Testament complete | 17.000 |
| Southern Baluchi | New Testament complete | 16.000 |
| Baharna Arabic | Translation started | 16.000 |
| Algerian Arabic | New Testament complete | 9.000 |
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.