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The Bible in Egypt
20 languages spoken in Egypt are still waiting for a complete Bible.
Where the country's languages stand
Languages without the Bible
57%
15 Complete Bible
8 New Testament complete
11 Portions translated
1 Nothing translated yet
35Languages in the country
15With complete Bible
20Without 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 | — |
| Sa’idi Arabic | Portions translated | 27.903.000 |
| Sudanese Arabic | New Testament complete | 4.160.000 |
| Algerian Arabic | New Testament complete | 2.081.000 |
| Gulf Arabic | Portions translated | 1.847.000 |
| Libyan Arabic | New Testament complete | 1.154.000 |
| Nobiin | Portions translated | 527.000 |
| Egyptian Sign Language | Portions translated | 509.000 |
| Levantine Arabic | New Testament complete | 484.000 |
| Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic | Portions translated | 375.000 |
| Najdi Arabic | Portions translated | 294.000 |
| Ta’izzi-Adeni Arabic | Portions translated | 210.000 |
| Hijazi Arabic | Portions translated | 202.000 |
| Bedawiyet | New Testament complete | 126.000 |
| Mattokki | Portions translated | 64.000 |
| Algerian Saharan Arabic | Portions translated | 37.000 |
| Gheg Albanian | New Testament complete | 35.000 |
| Siwi | Translation needed | 27.000 |
| Adyghe | New Testament complete | 16.000 |
| Domari | Portions translated | 10.000 |
| Fur | New Testament complete | 4.700 |
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.