35.700Speakers worldwide
3Countries where spoken
4Peoples 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 Done
- Whole Bible Current stage
Bible translation in Bislama is at this stage: Complete Bible.
Complete Bible 1998-2012 New Testament 1980 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
SB
17.000
VU
16.100
NC
2.600
Who speaks this language
4 people group(s) speak this as their primary language.
| People group | Speakers | Evang. | Chr. | Level of reach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vanuatu Melanesian
SB
|
17.000 | 33% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Vanuatu Melanesian
VU
|
14.000 | 43% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Vanuatu Melanesian
NC
|
2.600 | 45% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Port Sandwich
VU
|
2.100 | 45% | - | Significantly reached |
Pray for this language
Bislama speakers already have the complete Bible. Pray that it is read, understood and lived, and that the church in this language takes the gospel to other peoples.
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically. · ISO 639-3: bis