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The Bible in South Sudan
58 languages spoken in South Sudan are still waiting for a complete Bible.
Where the country's languages stand
Languages without the Bible
82%
13 Complete Bible
19 New Testament complete
13 Portions translated
26 Nothing translated yet
71Languages in the country
13With complete Bible
58Without complete Bible
6With 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 | — |
| Southwestern Dinka | New Testament complete | 1.332.000 |
| Sudanese Arabic | New Testament complete | 381.500 |
| Toposa | Portions translated | 358.000 |
| Otuho | New Testament complete | 307.000 |
| Luwo | New Testament complete | 260.000 |
| Belanda Viri | Portions translated | 250.000 |
| Juba Arabic | Portions translated | 243.000 |
| Jur Modo | New Testament complete | 210.000 |
| Murle | New Testament complete | 198.000 |
| Kuku | Translation started | 195.000 |
| Lopit | Portions translated | 118.000 |
| Reel | Translation started | 114.000 |
| Didinga | New Testament complete | 101.000 |
| Northwestern Dinka | Need not assessed | 94.000 |
| Beli (South Sudan) | Portions translated | 88.000 |
| Lokoya | Translation started | 86.000 |
| Pari | New Testament complete | 78.000 |
| Avokaya | New Testament complete | 75.000 |
| Baka (South Sudan) | New Testament complete | 71.000 |
| Mandari | Portions translated | 66.000 |
| Ndogo | New Testament complete | 48.000 |
| Morokodo | Portions translated | 47.000 |
| Olu’bo | Translation started | 33.000 |
| Ma’di | New Testament complete | 33.000 |
| Lango (South Sudan) | Translation started | 30.000 |
| Keliko | New Testament complete | 30.000 |
| Komo (Sudan) | Portions translated | 26.600 |
| Feroge | Need not assessed | 26.000 |
| Belanda Bor | Translation started | 26.000 |
| Mundu | New Testament complete | 23.000 |
| Bongo | Portions translated | 21.000 |
| Okolie | Translation started | 17.000 |
| Imotong | Translation needed | 17.000 |
| Logir | Translation needed | 16.000 |
| Gbaya | New Testament complete | 16.000 |
| Opo | Portions translated | 14.800 |
| Tennet | New Testament complete | 12.000 |
| Nyangatom | Portions translated | 12.000 |
| Uduk | New Testament complete | 11.000 |
| Banda-Mbres | Translation started | 8.100 |
| Thuri | Need not assessed | 7.300 |
| Laarim | New Testament complete | 7.200 |
| Bai | Need not assessed | 7.100 |
| Jumjum | Portions translated | 6.600 |
| West Central Banda | Translation needed | 6.200 |
| Daasanach | New Testament complete | 5.200 |
| Kacipo-Bale Suri | Translation started | 4.700 |
| Dongotono | Translation needed | 4.700 |
| Banda-Banda | Translation needed | 4.000 |
| Yulu | Translation needed | 2.800 |
| Mid-Southern Banda | Portions translated | 2.800 |
| Togbo-Vara Banda | Translation started | 2.300 |
| Banda-Ndele | Translation started | 1.900 |
| Nyamusa-Molo | Translation started | 1.500 |
| Mo’da | Translation started | 1.400 |
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.