Language

Javanese

Complete Bible

120.226.300Speakers worldwide
7Countries where spoken
14Peoples who speak it
Written translation

Bible translation goes through four stages. See how far this language has come.

Bible translation in Javanese is at this stage: Complete Bible.

Complete Bible 1854-2017 New Testament Yes 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
Flag of ID ID 119.282.000
Flag of MY MY 753.000
Flag of SN SN 93.000
Flag of NL NL 46.000
Flag of SA SA 29.000
Flag of AU AU 14.000
Flag of LK LK 9.300
Who speaks this language

14 people group(s) speak this as their primary language, and 8 of them are still unreached by the gospel.

People group Speakers Evang. Chr. Level of reach
Flag of ID Pesisir Lor de Java ID 38.771.000 0.1% - Unreached
Flag of ID Javanês Negarigung ID 25.530.000 10.6% - Significantly reached
Flag of ID Java mancanegari ID 21.148.000 0.2% - Unreached
Flag of ID Javanês ID 18.270.000 9.4% - Partially reached
Flag of ID Banyumasan de Java ID 9.400.000 1.2% - Unreached
Flag of ID Pesisir Kulon de Java ID 5.288.000 0.2% - Unreached
Flag of MY Javanês MY 753.000 7% - Partially reached
Flag of ID Javanês de Serang ID 538.000 0.1% - Unreached
Flag of ID Java banten ID 337.000 1% - Unreached
Flag of SN Javanês SN 93.000 7% - Partially reached
Flag of NL Javanês NL 46.000 1% - Minimally reached
Flag of SA Javanês SA 29.000 1.5% - Unreached
Flag of AU Javanês AU 14.000 7% - Partially reached
Flag of LK Javanês LK 9.300 0% - Unreached

Pray for this language

Javanese 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: jav