Language
Somali
Complete Bible
30.069.000Speakers worldwide
27Countries where spoken
SOMISO 639-3 code
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 Somali is at this stage: Complete Bible.
| Complete Bible | 1979-2008 |
| New Testament | 1972-1976 |
| Bible portions | 1915-1935 |
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
Who speaks this language
31 people group(s) speak this as their primary language, and 31 of them are still unreached by the gospel.
| People group | Speakers | Level of reach |
|---|---|---|
Somaliano
SO
|
15.428.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
ET
|
8.796.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
KE
|
3.068.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
DJ
|
674.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
YE
|
575.000 | Unreached |
|
Somaliano Ajuran
KE
|
203.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
US
|
193.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
GB
|
184.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
LY
|
122.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
CA
|
107.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
TZ
|
83.000 | Unreached |
|
Wardei
KE
|
72.000 | Unreached |
|
Somali Garre
ET
|
69.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
SA
|
67.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
DE
|
60.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
AE
|
49.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
SE
|
49.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
NO
|
45.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
NL
|
44.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
TR
|
29.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
ZA
|
26.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
EG
|
23.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
FI
|
22.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
AU
|
15.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
AG
|
12.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
DK
|
12.000 | Unreached |
|
Madhiban
SO
|
9.100 | Unreached |
Somaliano
FR
|
8.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
SZ
|
8.000 | Unreached |
Somaliano
IT
|
5.100 | Unreached |
|
Madhiban
KE
|
2.800 | Unreached |
Where this language is spoken
SO
15.437.100
ET
8.865.000
KE
3.345.800
DJ
674.000
YE
575.000
US
193.000
GB
184.000
LY
122.000
CA
107.000
TZ
83.000
SA
67.000
DE
60.000
AE
49.000
SE
49.000
NO
45.000
NL
44.000
TR
29.000
ZA
26.000
AU
24.000
EG
23.000
FI
22.000
AG
12.000
DK
12.000
FR
8.000
SZ
8.000
IT
5.100
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.