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The Bible in Switzerland
13 languages spoken in Switzerland are still waiting for a complete Bible.
Where the country's languages stand
Languages without the Bible
25%
40 Complete Bible
6 New Testament complete
4 Portions translated
3 Nothing translated yet
53Languages in the country
40With 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 |
|---|---|---|
| French Official | Complete Bible | 1.816.000 |
| Italian Official | Complete Bible | 300.000 |
| Standard German Official | Complete Bible | 259.000 |
| Romansh Official | Complete Bible | 45.000 |
| Swiss German | New Testament complete | 4.660.000 |
| Lombard | Portions translated | 320.000 |
| Gheg Albanian | New Testament complete | 113.000 |
| Levantine Arabic | New Testament complete | 41.000 |
| Yeniche | Need not assessed | 20.000 |
| Walser | New Testament complete | 19.000 |
| West Flemish | Portions translated | 15.000 |
| Arpitan | New Testament complete | 8.800 |
| Tunisian Arabic | New Testament complete | 8.200 |
| Swiss-German Sign Language | Translation started | 7.500 |
| Southern Pashto | Portions translated | 7.100 |
| Montenegrin | Translation started | 2.500 |
| Kabuverdianu | Portions translated | 2.400 |
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.