6.719.000Speakers 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 Done
- Whole Bible Current stage
Bible translation in Northern Sotho is at this stage: Complete Bible.
Complete Bible 1904-2024 New Testament 2010 Bible portions 1964
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
ZA
6.492.000
ZM
212.000
BW
15.000
Who speaks this language
4 people group(s) speak this as their primary language.
| People group | Speakers | Evang. | Chr. | Level of reach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pedi, North Sotho
ZA
|
5.826.000 | 12.2% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Sotho, Khutswe
ZA
|
666.000 | 14% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Pedi, North Sotho
ZM
|
212.000 | 12% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Pedi, North Sotho
BW
|
15.000 | 9% | - | Partially reached |
Pray for this language
Northern Sotho 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: nso