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The Bible in Bangladesh
23 languages spoken in Bangladesh are still waiting for a complete Bible.
Where the country's languages stand
Languages without the Bible
61%
15 Complete Bible
14 New Testament complete
7 Portions translated
2 Nothing translated yet
38Languages in the country
15With complete Bible
23Without 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bengali Official | Complete Bible | 158.461.400 |
| Sylheti | New Testament complete | 13.344.000 |
| Rohingya | New Testament complete | 989.000 |
| West Bengal Sign Language | Portions translated | 825.000 |
| Marma | New Testament complete | 247.000 |
| Chittagonian | New Testament complete | 208.700 |
| Mru | New Testament complete | 73.000 |
| Tangchangya | Translation started | 68.000 |
| Mahali | New Testament complete | 43.000 |
| Koch | Portions translated | 36.000 |
| War-Jaintia | Translation started | 32.900 |
| Rakhine | New Testament complete | 20.000 |
| Pnar | New Testament complete | 20.000 |
| Hajong | Portions translated | 19.000 |
| Bishnupuriya | Portions translated | 19.000 |
| Dimasa | New Testament complete | 13.000 |
| Northern Gondi | New Testament complete | 11.000 |
| Usoi | New Testament complete | 9.500 |
| Kuvi | New Testament complete | 8.200 |
| Chak | Portions translated | 6.600 |
| Pangkhua | Portions translated | 5.900 |
| Tiwa | New Testament complete | 4.400 |
| Uppu Chin | Portions translated | 1.400 |
| Oraon Sadri | New Testament complete | 1.200 |
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.