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The Bible in Benin
39 languages spoken in Benin are still waiting for a complete Bible.
Where the country's languages stand
Languages without the Bible
65%
21 Complete Bible
14 New Testament complete
22 Portions translated
3 Nothing translated yet
60Languages in the country
21With complete Bible
39Without 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 |
|---|---|---|
| French Official | Complete Bible | 41.000 |
| Aja (Benin) | New Testament complete | 1.210.000 |
| Ayizo Gbe | Portions translated | 606.000 |
| Maxi Gbe | Portions translated | 448.000 |
| Southern Nago | Portions translated | 443.000 |
| Saxwe Gbe | New Testament complete | 366.000 |
| Weme Gbe | Portions translated | 354.000 |
| Dendi (Benin) | New Testament complete | 337.000 |
| Ede Idaca | New Testament complete | 212.000 |
| Biali | New Testament complete | 203.000 |
| Kotafon Gbe | Translation started | 202.000 |
| Ede Ije | Portions translated | 193.000 |
| Eastern Xwla Gbe | Translation started | 179.000 |
| Tofin Gbe | Portions translated | 178.000 |
| Gbesi Gbe | Translation started | 144.000 |
| Waama | New Testament complete | 143.000 |
| Ede Ica | Portions translated | 140.000 |
| Nateni | New Testament complete | 128.000 |
| Lama | New Testament complete | 116.000 |
| Xwela Gbe | Portions translated | 106.000 |
| Western Xwla Gbe | Portions translated | 99.000 |
| Mbelime | Portions translated | 97.000 |
| Waci Gbe | Portions translated | 76.000 |
| Northern Nago | Portions translated | 68.000 |
| Ife | New Testament complete | 57.000 |
| Anii | Portions translated | 57.000 |
| Ci Gbe | Portions translated | 55.000 |
| Kura Ede Nago | Portions translated | 55.000 |
| Western Niger Fulfulde | New Testament complete | 53.000 |
| Ngangam | New Testament complete | 44.000 |
| Foodo | Portions translated | 38.000 |
| Defi Gbe | Portions translated | 30.000 |
| Anufo | New Testament complete | 30.000 |
| Aguna | Portions translated | 24.000 |
| Tem | New Testament complete | 23.000 |
| Ede Cabe | Portions translated | 3.900 |
| Notre | Portions translated | 3.300 |
| Kyanga | Portions translated | 2.600 |
| Miyobe | New Testament complete | 2.300 |
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.