856.000Speakers 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 Iban is at this stage: Complete Bible.
Complete Bible 1988-2011 New Testament 1933-1952 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
MY
820.000
ID
21.000
BN
15.000
Who speaks this language
4 people group(s) speak this as their primary language.
| People group | Speakers | Evang. | Chr. | Level of reach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dayak Iban
MY
|
807.000 | 14% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Dayak Iban
ID
|
21.000 | 4% | - | Partially reached |
|
Dayak Iban
BN
|
15.000 | 16% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Balau
MY
|
13.000 | 15% | - | Significantly reached |
Pray for this language
Iban 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: iba