Bible Center
The Bible in Italy
31 languages spoken in Italy are still waiting for a complete Bible.
86Languages in the country
55With complete Bible
31Without complete Bible
0With no translation at all
How many already have a complete Bible?
64% With complete Bible
36% Still without
Languages still waiting
| Language | Speakers | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Official | — | Complete Bible |
| Neapolitan | 5.579.000 | Portions translated |
| Sicilian | 4.583.000 | Portions translated |
| Venetian | 3.736.000 | Portions translated |
| Lombard | 3.311.000 | Portions translated |
| Piedmontese | 688.000 | New Testament complete |
| Sardinian, Logudorese | 525.000 | Portions translated |
| Sardinian, Campidanese | 502.000 | Portions translated |
| Ligurian | 460.000 | Portions translated |
| Albanian, Gheg | 457.000 | New Testament complete |
| Friulian | 276.000 | New Testament complete |
| Sardinian, Gallurese | 105.000 | Portions translated |
| Sardinian, Sassarese | 105.000 | Portions translated |
| Arabic, Tunisian | 102.000 | New Testament complete |
| Albanian, Arbëreshë | 100.000 | Portions translated |
| Arpitan | 70.000 | New Testament complete |
| Punjabi, Western | 43.000 | New Testament complete |
| Italian Sign Language | 40.000 | Translation started |
| Tachawit | 38.000 | Portions translated |
| Ladin | 35.000 | New Testament complete |
| Judeo-Italian | 25.000 | Need not assessed |
| Arabic, Algerian | 21.000 | New Testament complete |
| German, Swiss | 7.800 | New Testament complete |
| Morisyen | 7.300 | New Testament complete |
| Corsican | 5.900 | Portions translated |
| Pashto, Southern | 5.000 | Portions translated |
| Kabuverdianu | 4.000 | Portions translated |
| Walser | 3.500 | New Testament complete |
| Cimbrian | 2.300 | Need not assessed |
| Slavomolisano | 2.000 | Need not assessed |
| Montenegrin | 2.000 | Translation started |
| Mòcheno | 2.000 | Need not assessed |
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.