2.937.800Speakers 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 Current stage
- 4 Whole Bible Still ahead
Bible translation in Makonde is at this stage: New Testament complete.
New Testament 2013-2019 Bible portions 2008
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
TZ
2.180.000
MZ
755.700
MF
2.100
Who speaks this language
4 people group(s) speak this as their primary language, and 2 of them are still unreached by the gospel.
| People group | Speakers | Evang. | Chr. | Level of reach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Makonde
TZ
|
2.180.000 | 6% | - | Partially reached |
|
Makonde
MZ
|
746.000 | 0.5% | - | Unreached |
|
Ndonde
MZ
|
9.700 | 2% | - | Minimally reached |
|
Makonde
MF
|
2.100 | 0.1% | - | Unreached |
Pray for this language
Pray that Makonde speakers will receive the complete Word of God in their heart language.
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically. · ISO 639-3: kde