5.692.700Speakers worldwide
8Countries where spoken
8Peoples 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 Lingala is at this stage: Complete Bible.
Complete Bible 1970-2025 New Testament 1942-1992 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
CG
5.091.000
CF
287.000
AO
175.000
RW
75.000
UG
29.000
BE
25.000
US
5.600
GB
5.100
Who speaks this language
8 people group(s) speak this as their primary language.
| People group | Speakers | Evang. | Chr. | Level of reach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lingala
CG
|
5.091.000 | 24% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Lingala
CF
|
270.000 | 14% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Lingala
AO
|
175.000 | 18% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Lingala
RW
|
75.000 | 18% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Lingala
UG
|
29.000 | 33% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Lingala
BE
|
25.000 | 18% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Lingala
US
|
5.600 | 24% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Lingala
GB
|
5.100 | 20% | - | Significantly reached |
Pray for this language
Lingala 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: lin