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The Bible in Yemen
13 languages spoken in Yemen are still waiting for a complete Bible.
Where the country's languages stand
Languages without the Bible
54%
11 Complete Bible
3 New Testament complete
6 Portions translated
4 Nothing translated yet
24Languages in the country
11With complete Bible
13Without 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 | — |
| Sanaani Arabic | Portions translated | 20.249.000 |
| Ta’izzi-Adeni Arabic | Portions translated | 13.431.000 |
| Hadrami Arabic | Portions translated | 6.221.000 |
| Sudanese Arabic | New Testament complete | 477.000 |
| Omani Arabic | Translation started | 218.000 |
| Soqotri | Portions translated | 159.000 |
| Mehri | Portions translated | 129.000 |
| Razihi | Translation needed | 102.000 |
| Levantine Arabic | New Testament complete | 76.000 |
| Mesopotamian Arabic | New Testament complete | 55.000 |
| Gulf Arabic | Portions translated | 22.000 |
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.