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The Bible in Italy
31 languages spoken in Italy are still waiting for a complete Bible.
Where the country's languages stand
Languages without the Bible
36%
55 Complete Bible
11 New Testament complete
14 Portions translated
6 Nothing translated yet
86Languages in the country
55With complete Bible
31Without 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Official | Complete Bible | 33.373.000 |
| Neapolitan | Portions translated | 5.579.000 |
| Sicilian | Portions translated | 4.583.000 |
| Venetian | Portions translated | 3.736.000 |
| Lombard | Portions translated | 3.311.000 |
| Piedmontese | New Testament complete | 688.000 |
| Logudorese Sardinian | Portions translated | 525.000 |
| Campidanese Sardinian | Portions translated | 502.000 |
| Ligurian | Portions translated | 460.000 |
| Gheg Albanian | New Testament complete | 457.000 |
| Friulian | New Testament complete | 276.000 |
| Gallurese Sardinian | Portions translated | 105.000 |
| Sassarese Sardinian | Portions translated | 105.000 |
| Tunisian Arabic | New Testament complete | 102.000 |
| Arbëreshë Albanian | Portions translated | 100.000 |
| Arpitan | New Testament complete | 70.000 |
| Western Punjabi | New Testament complete | 43.000 |
| Italian Sign Language | Translation started | 40.000 |
| Tachawit | Portions translated | 38.000 |
| Ladin | New Testament complete | 35.000 |
| Judeo-Italian | Need not assessed | 25.000 |
| Algerian Arabic | New Testament complete | 21.000 |
| Swiss German | New Testament complete | 7.800 |
| Morisyen | New Testament complete | 7.300 |
| Corsican | Portions translated | 5.900 |
| Southern Pashto | Portions translated | 5.000 |
| Kabuverdianu | Portions translated | 4.000 |
| Walser | New Testament complete | 3.500 |
| Cimbrian | Need not assessed | 2.300 |
| Slavomolisano | Need not assessed | 2.000 |
| Montenegrin | Translation started | 2.000 |
| Mòcheno | Need not assessed | 2.000 |
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.