583.100Speakers worldwide
4Countries where spoken
7Peoples who speak it
Written translation
Bible translation goes through four stages. See how far this language has come.
- Translation started Done
- Portions Done
- New Testament Current stage
- 4 Whole Bible Still ahead
Bible translation in Balanta is at this stage: New Testament complete.
New Testament 2010-2022 Bible portions Available
Oral resources
Not every translation is written. Where the culture is oral, or where few people read, audio recordings bring the Word before the printed text does.
Audio recordings
Available
Jesus Film
Available
Where this language is spoken
GW
524.000
CV
50.000
GN
5.500
GA
3.600
Who speaks this language
7 people group(s) speak this as their primary language, and 1 of them are still unreached by the gospel.
| People group | Speakers | Evang. | Chr. | Level of reach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Balanta Kentohe
GW
|
458.000 | 2.4% | - | Partially reached |
|
Balanta Kentohe
CV
|
50.000 | 6% | - | Partially reached |
|
Balanta, Mane
GW
|
34.000 | 0.2% | - | Unreached |
|
Balanta, Nyakra
GW
|
17.000 | 10% | - | Partially reached |
|
Balanta, Naga
GW
|
15.000 | 3.5% | - | Partially reached |
|
Balanta Kentohe
GN
|
5.500 | 1.8% | - | Minimally reached |
|
Balanta Kentohe
GA
|
3.600 | 4% | - | Partially reached |
Pray for this language
Pray that Balanta speakers will receive the complete Word of God in their heart language.
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically. · ISO 639-3: ble