38.366.200Speakers worldwide
7Countries 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 Done
- Whole Bible Current stage
Bible translation in Igbo is at this stage: Complete Bible.
Complete Bible 1906-2022 New Testament 1900-1981 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
NI
37.826.000
US
238.000
CM
130.000
GQ
80.000
GH
76.000
GB
8.200
GA
8.000
Who speaks this language
7 people group(s) speak this as their primary language.
| People group | Speakers | Evang. | Chr. | Level of reach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Igbo
NI
|
37.826.000 | 47.5% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Igbo
US
|
238.000 | 35% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Igbo
CM
|
130.000 | 20% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Igbo
GQ
|
80.000 | 10% | - | Partially reached |
|
Igbo
GH
|
76.000 | 24% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Igbo
GB
|
8.200 | 35% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Igbo
GA
|
8.000 | 5% | - | Partially reached |
Pray for this language
Igbo 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: ibo