468.300Speakers worldwide
6Countries where spoken
6Peoples 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 Samoan is at this stage: Complete Bible.
Complete Bible 1855-2010 New Testament 1846-1982 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
WS
192.000
US
127.000
NZ
60.000
AU
50.000
AS
38.000
FJ
1.300
Who speaks this language
6 people group(s) speak this as their primary language.
| People group | Speakers | Evang. | Chr. | Level of reach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Samoan
WS
|
192.000 | 18% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Samoan
US
|
127.000 | 18% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Samoan
NZ
|
60.000 | 18% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Samoan
AU
|
50.000 | 18% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Samoan
AS
|
38.000 | 25.9% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Samoan
FJ
|
1.300 | 18% | - | Significantly reached |
Pray for this language
Samoan 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: smo