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The Bible in Sierra Leone
13 languages spoken in Sierra Leone are still waiting for a complete Bible.
Where the country's languages stand
Languages without the Bible
54%
11 Complete Bible
10 New Testament complete
1 Portions translated
2 Translation started
0 Nothing translated yet
24Languages in the country
11With complete Bible
13Without complete Bible
0With 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 |
|---|---|---|
| English Official | Complete Bible | — |
| Themne | New Testament complete | 2.160.000 |
| West-Central Limba | New Testament complete | 588.000 |
| Pular | New Testament complete | 385.000 |
| Kono (Sierra Leone) | New Testament complete | 360.000 |
| Sherbro | New Testament complete | 236.000 |
| Loko | New Testament complete | 236.000 |
| Eastern Maninka | New Testament complete | 184.000 |
| Levantine Arabic | New Testament complete | 49.000 |
| Sierra Leone Sign Language | Translation started | 40.000 |
| Vai | New Testament complete | 26.000 |
| Gola | New Testament complete | 18.000 |
| Bullom So | Portions translated | 8.800 |
| East Limba | Translation started | 900 |
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.