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The Bible in Oman
16 languages spoken in Oman are still waiting for a complete Bible.
Where the country's languages stand
Languages without the Bible
48%
17 Complete Bible
4 New Testament complete
4 Portions translated
8 Nothing translated yet
33Languages in the country
17With complete Bible
16Without complete Bible
2With no translation at all
Bible translation by language
These are the country's languages that do not yet have the complete Bible, plus the official language. Languages brought from other countries that already have the complete Bible are not on this list.
| Language | Status | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Arabic Official | Complete Bible | — |
| Omani Arabic | Translation started | 2.295.300 |
| Gulf Arabic | Portions translated | 909.000 |
| Southern Baluchi | New Testament complete | 665.000 |
| Dhofari Arabic | Translation started | 145.000 |
| Mehri | Portions translated | 103.000 |
| Shehri | Translation started | 52.000 |
| Luwati | Translation needed | 49.000 |
| Najdi Arabic | Portions translated | 48.000 |
| Sudanese Arabic | New Testament complete | 23.000 |
| Levantine Arabic | New Testament complete | 21.000 |
| Shihhi Arabic | Translation started | 21.000 |
| Baharna Arabic | Translation started | 21.000 |
| Ta’izzi-Adeni Arabic | Portions translated | 19.000 |
| Western Punjabi | New Testament complete | 15.000 |
| Kumzari | Translation needed | 6.200 |
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.