Bible Center
The Bible in Canada
89 languages spoken in Canada are still waiting for a complete Bible.
185Languages in the country
96With complete Bible
89Without complete Bible
1With no translation at all
How many already have a complete Bible?
52% With complete Bible
48% Still without
Languages still waiting
| Language | Speakers | Status |
|---|---|---|
| English Official | — | Complete Bible |
| French Official | — | Complete Bible |
| Arabic, Levantine | 307.000 | New Testament complete |
| Punjabi, Western | 119.000 | New Testament complete |
| Cree, Woods | 85.000 | Translation needed |
| Arabic, Gulf | 83.000 | Portions translated |
| Ojibwa, Western | 81.000 | Portions translated |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian | 76.000 | New Testament complete |
| Ottawa | 72.000 | Portions translated |
| Arabic, Algerian | 72.000 | New Testament complete |
| Inuinnaqtun | 48.000 | Portions translated |
| Hutterite German | 40.000 | New Testament complete |
| Albanian, Gheg | 40.000 | New Testament complete |
| Guyanese Creole | 38.000 | Portions translated |
| Ojibwa, Eastern | 35.000 | Need not assessed |
| German, Swiss | 29.000 | New Testament complete |
| Arabic, Tunisian | 27.000 | New Testament complete |
| Ojibwa, Northwestern | 26.000 | New Testament complete |
| Hebrew | 23.000 | New Testament complete |
| Blackfoot | 20.000 | Portions translated |
| Mi’kmaq | 19.000 | New Testament complete |
| Innu | 14.000 | New Testament complete |
| Dene | 14.000 | New Testament complete |
| Arabic, Sudanese | 14.000 | New Testament complete |
| Tamazight, Central Atlas | 13.000 | Portions translated |
| Oji-Cree | 12.000 | Portions translated |
| Kashubian | 11.000 | New Testament complete |
| Hazaragi | 11.000 | New Testament complete |
| West Flemish | 9.800 | Portions translated |
| Ojibwa, Central | 9.600 | Need not assessed |
| Gitxsan | 8.500 | Portions translated |
| Inupiatun, North Alaskan | 8.100 | New Testament complete |
| Grenadian English Creole | 8.100 | Translation started |
| Cree, Moose | 8.100 | New Testament complete |
| Cree, Swampy | 8.100 | New Testament complete |
| Algonquin | 7.600 | New Testament complete |
| Cree, Northeastern | 7.100 | New Testament complete |
| Arabic, Sanaani | 7.100 | Portions translated |
| Atikamekw | 6.900 | New Testament complete |
| Maay | 6.400 | Portions translated |
| Nisga’a | 6.000 | Portions translated |
| Arabic, Najdi | 6.000 | Portions translated |
| Vincentian English Creole | 5.900 | Portions translated |
| Arabic, Libyan | 5.900 | New Testament complete |
| Okanagan | 5.800 | Need not assessed |
| Soninke | 5.400 | Portions translated |
| Pular | 5.400 | New Testament complete |
| Brunei | 5.400 | Translation started |
| Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan | 5.400 | Need not assessed |
| Jamaican English Creole | 5.100 | New Testament complete |
| Stoney | 4.900 | Portions translated |
| Slavey, South | 4.900 | New Testament complete |
| Chilcotin | 4.800 | Portions translated |
| Kabuverdianu | 4.300 | Portions translated |
| Tlicho | 4.200 | New Testament complete |
| Babine | 3.800 | Portions translated |
| Lesser Antillean French Creole | 3.600 | New Testament complete |
| Morisyen | 2.900 | New Testament complete |
| Heiltsuk | 2.800 | Need not assessed |
| Judeo-Tat | 2.200 | Portions translated |
| Slavey, North | 2.100 | Portions translated |
| Leeward Caribbean English Creole | 1.900 | Portions translated |
| Haisla | 1.900 | Need not assessed |
| Carrier | 1.800 | New Testament complete |
| Naskapi | 700 | New Testament complete |
| Kaska | 600 | Need not assessed |
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.