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The Bible in Sweden
17 languages spoken in Sweden are still waiting for a complete Bible.
Where the country's languages stand
Languages without the Bible
27%
46 Complete Bible
10 New Testament complete
5 Portions translated
2 Nothing translated yet
63Languages in the country
46With complete Bible
17Without 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Swedish Official | Complete Bible | 9.139.500 |
| Mesopotamian Arabic | New Testament complete | 99.000 |
| Levantine Arabic | New Testament complete | 54.000 |
| Hazaragi | New Testament complete | 50.000 |
| Tornedalen Finnish | Portions translated | 35.000 |
| North Mesopotamian Arabic | New Testament complete | 32.000 |
| Southern Pashto | Portions translated | 27.000 |
| Turoyo | New Testament complete | 18.000 |
| Swedish Sign Language | Portions translated | 8.000 |
| Gulf Arabic | Portions translated | 7.700 |
| Lule Sami | New Testament complete | 7.200 |
| Tunisian Arabic | New Testament complete | 6.400 |
| Western Punjabi | New Testament complete | 5.500 |
| Gheg Albanian | New Testament complete | 5.400 |
| Kalo Finnish Romani | Portions translated | 3.400 |
| Ovdalian | Need not assessed | 2.600 |
| Southern Sami | New Testament complete | 700 |
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.