Language
Mandarin Chinese
Complete Bible
962.507.200Speakers worldwide
78Countries where spoken
CMNISO 639-3 code
Written translation
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Bible translation in Mandarin Chinese is at this stage: Complete Bible.
| Complete Bible | 1874-2018 |
| New Testament | 1857-1981 |
| Bible portions | 1864-1986 |
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.
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Who speaks this language
134 people group(s) speak this as their primary language, and 49 of them are still unreached by the gospel.
| People group | Speakers | Level of reach |
|---|---|---|
Chinês Han Mandarim
CH
|
910.904.000 | Partially reached |
|
Hui
CH
|
13.615.000 | Unreached |
|
Tujia
CH
|
9.566.000 | Unreached |
Chineses
US
|
4.455.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
TW
|
4.397.000 | Partially reached |
|
Subei
CH
|
2.984.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
SN
|
1.368.000 | Significantly reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
ID
|
1.358.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
MY
|
1.161.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
BM
|
1.057.000 | Unreached |
Chineses
KR
|
1.046.000 | Partially reached |
|
Chuanqing
CH
|
995.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
VN
|
913.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
CA
|
742.000 | Partially reached |
|
Eurasian
CH
|
727.000 | Partially reached |
|
Miao de Enshi
CH
|
674.000 | Unreached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
AU
|
630.000 | Significantly reached |
|
Gelao
CH
|
577.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
JP
|
531.000 | Partially reached |
|
Chuanlan
CH
|
392.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
IT
|
323.000 | Partially reached |
|
Laba
CH
|
298.000 | Unreached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
ES
|
239.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
DE
|
235.000 | Partially reached |
|
Xibe
CH
|
233.000 | Unreached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
KN
|
188.000 | Partially reached |
|
Chinês Han Kokang
BM
|
166.000 | Unreached |
|
Nanjingren
CH
|
162.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
GB
|
135.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
TZ
|
125.000 | Partially reached |
|
Limin
CH
|
100.000 | Unreached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
SA
|
93.000 | Partially reached |
Hui
TH
|
91.000 | Unreached |
Chineses
MA
|
84.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
AR
|
79.000 | Minimally reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
LA
|
73.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
ZA
|
62.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
AO
|
61.000 | Unreached |
|
Hui
TW
|
55.000 | Unreached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
NL
|
54.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
DO
|
53.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
MG
|
49.000 | Partially reached |
|
Gaisu do sul
CH
|
48.000 | Unreached |
Chineses
ET
|
47.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
MC
|
41.000 | Unreached |
|
Gaiji
CH
|
40.000 | Unreached |
|
Mulao Jia
CH
|
40.000 | Unreached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
CU
|
39.000 | Partially reached |
|
Xijima
CH
|
39.000 | Unreached |
Chineses
AG
|
39.000 | Unreached |
Chineses
CR
|
39.000 | Minimally reached |
|
Michi
CH
|
38.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
AE
|
38.000 | Unreached |
Chineses
KE
|
38.000 | Minimally reached |
Hui
HK
|
36.000 | Unreached |
|
Sino-nativo
MY
|
33.000 | Minimally reached |
|
Hui
SA
|
32.000 | Unreached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
PG
|
30.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
MZ
|
28.000 | Partially reached |
|
Linghua
CH
|
27.000 | Unreached |
Chineses
PT
|
27.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
IE
|
25.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
BE
|
23.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
JO
|
22.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
CD
|
22.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
SZ
|
21.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
TR
|
21.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
UG
|
21.000 | Significantly reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
EC
|
20.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
SE
|
20.000 | Partially reached |
|
Lopi, Shuitian
CH
|
20.000 | Unreached |
Chineses
HU
|
20.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
MP
|
19.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
GR
|
18.000 | Partially reached |
|
Hui
MY
|
17.000 | Unreached |
|
Miao baishi
CH
|
17.000 | Unreached |
|
Yongchun
CH
|
17.000 | Unreached |
|
Hui
SN
|
16.000 | Unreached |
|
Gesu
CH
|
16.000 | Unreached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
NU
|
15.000 | Partially reached |
|
Ming
CH
|
15.000 | Unreached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
NO
|
14.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
FI
|
13.000 | Partially reached |
|
Daizhan
CH
|
13.000 | Unreached |
Chineses
CI
|
13.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
DK
|
13.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
GH
|
13.000 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
BN
|
12.000 | Significantly reached |
|
Shui, Yunnan
CH
|
12.000 | Unreached |
Chineses
CO
|
12.000 | Superficially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
PA
|
11.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
BH
|
11.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
RS
|
10.000 | Partially reached |
|
Samadu ocidental
CH
|
9.900 | Unreached |
Chineses
RO
|
9.900 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
IN
|
9.400 | Minimally reached |
|
Hui
BM
|
9.100 | Unreached |
Chineses
EG
|
8.200 | Partially reached |
|
Adu
CH
|
8.100 | Unreached |
|
Chinês Han Mandarim
MP
|
8.000 | Partially reached |
Chineses
BL
|
7.900 | Partially reached |
Chineses
SD
|
7.800 | Partially reached |
|
Pusha
CH
|
6.900 | Unreached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
FJ
|
6.100 | Partially reached |
|
Lu Ren
CH
|
6.100 | Unreached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
KW
|
5.900 | Partially reached |
|
Qixingmin
CH
|
5.900 | Unreached |
|
Pazeh
TW
|
5.800 | Partially reached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
SB
|
5.600 | Partially reached |
Chineses
LT
|
5.600 | Partially reached |
|
Liujia
CH
|
4.900 | Unreached |
|
Shenzhou
CH
|
4.900 | Partially reached |
|
Longjia
CH
|
4.000 | Partially reached |
|
Xialusi
CH
|
3.900 | Unreached |
|
Gao
CH
|
3.600 | Partially reached |
|
Saman
CH
|
3.300 | Unreached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
RE
|
3.100 | Partially reached |
|
Hagei
CH
|
3.100 | Unreached |
|
Crioulo de Yilan
TW
|
3.100 | Partially reached |
|
Kyakala
CH
|
3.000 | Unreached |
|
Yizi
CH
|
2.900 | Unreached |
|
Judeus chineses
CH
|
2.900 | Significantly reached |
|
A'ou
CH
|
2.800 | Unreached |
|
Duoluo
CH
|
2.800 | Partially reached |
|
Diao
CH
|
2.700 | Unreached |
|
Lemo
CH
|
2.700 | Unreached |
|
Ayizi
CH
|
2.100 | Unreached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
GQ
|
1.600 | Partially reached |
|
Gaisu ocidental
CH
|
1.300 | Unreached |
Chinês Han Mandarim
AW
|
900 | Partially reached |
|
Samadu oriental
CH
|
800 | Unreached |
Chineses
FM
|
500 | Partially reached |
|
Gelao, Red
VN
|
200 | Unreached |
|
Judeus chineses
TW
|
100 | Significantly reached |
Where this language is spoken
CH
941.657.600
TW
4.461.000
US
4.455.000
SN
1.384.000
ID
1.358.000
BM
1.232.100
MY
1.211.000
KR
1.046.000
VN
913.200
CA
742.000
AU
668.000
JP
531.000
IT
323.000
ES
239.000
DE
235.000
KN
188.000
GB
135.000
SA
125.000
TZ
125.000
TH
91.000
MA
84.000
AR
79.000
LA
73.000
ZA
62.000
AO
61.000
NL
54.000
DO
53.000
MG
49.000
ET
47.000
MC
41.000
AG
39.000
CR
39.000
CU
39.000
AE
38.000
KE
38.000
HK
36.000
PG
30.000
MZ
28.000
MP
27.000
PT
27.000
IE
25.000
BE
23.000
CD
22.000
JO
22.000
SZ
21.000
TR
21.000
UG
21.000
SE
20.800
EC
20.000
HU
20.000
GR
18.000
NU
15.000
NO
14.000
CI
13.000
DK
13.000
FI
13.000
GH
13.000
BN
12.000
CO
12.000
BH
11.000
PA
11.000
RS
10.000
RO
9.900
IN
9.400
EG
8.200
BL
7.900
SD
7.800
FJ
6.100
KW
5.900
LT
5.600
SB
5.600
RE
3.100
GQ
1.600
AW
900
FM
500
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.