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Bibles in various languages


Lists of audio Bibles in English

List of bibles in various languages

The list below is organized alphabetically by the w:ISO 639-1 language codes. They are usually 2 characters long.

Amharic (AM) – አማርኛ

Amharic is the official language of w:Ethiopia.

w:Amharic calls itself w:am:አማርኛ (translit: Amarəñña).

The Bible is w:am:መጽሐፍ ቅዱስ in w:Amharic.

Amuzgo Guerrero (AMU) – Amuzgo de Guerrero

The w:Guerrero Amuzgo language is an w:Amuzgo language spoken in southwest w:Guerrero state in w:Mexico.

Arabic (AR) – العربية

w:Arabic calls itself w:ar:اللغة العربية (translit: arabīy).

The Bible is w:ar:الكتاب المقدس in w:Arabic.

Awadhi (AWA) – अवधी

Bulgarian (BG) – Български

w:Bulgarian language is spoken mostly in w:Bulgaria.

The w:Bulgarian language calls itself w:bg:Български език (translit: bǎlgarski).

The Bible is w:bg:Библия in Bulgarian.

Chinanteco de Comaltepec (CCO)

Cebuano (CEB)

Cherokee (CHR) – ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍ

w:Cherokee language

Sorani (CKB) – كوردی سۆرانی

w:Sorani is a dialect or a language of the w:Kurdish languages that is spoken in w:Iraq

Kaqchikel (CKW) – Cakchiquel Occidental

w:Kaqchikel language is an indigenous Mesoamerican language.

Czech (CS) – Čeština

w:Czech language calls itself w:cs:Čeština.

The Bible is w:cs:Bible in Czech.

Welsh (CY) – Cymraeg

w:Welsh language calls itself w:cy:Cymraeg.

The Bible is w:cy:Y Beibl in Welsh.

Danish (DA) – Dansk

w:Danish language calls itself w:da:Dansk (sprog).

The Bible is w:da:Bibelen in Danish

German (DE) – Deutsch

The w:German language calls itself w:de:Deutsch.

The Bible is w:de:Bibel in German.

die-bibel.de seems to use the same software as Raamattu.fi.

English (EN)

Spanish (ES) – Español

The w:Spanish language calls itself w:es:Idioma español.

Persian (FA) – فارسی

w:Persian language calls itself w:fa:زبان فارسی (translit: Fārsī).

The Bible is w:fa:کتاب مقدس in Farsi.

Finnish (FI) – Suomi

The w:Finnish language calls itself w:fi:Suomen kieli.

The Bible is w:fi:Raamattu in Finnish.

French (FR) – Français

The w:French language calls itself w:fr:français.

The Bible is 'la w:fr:Bible' in French.

Greek (EL) – Κοινη

The w:Greek language calls itself w:el:Ελληνική γλώσσα (translit: Elliniká).

The Bible is w:el:Αγία Γραφή in Greek.

Gujarati (GU) – ગુજરાતી

w:Gujarati language is an w:Indo-Aryan language native to the w:Indian state of w:Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the w:Gujarati people.

Gujarati calls itself w:gu:ગુજરાતી ભાષા (translit: Gujarātī).

The Bible is w:gu:બાઇબલ in Gujarati.

Hausa (HA)

Hebrew (HE) – עברית

The w:Hebrew language calls itself w:he:עברית (translit: Ivrit).

The Bible is w:he:ביבליה in Hebrew.

Hindi (HI) – हिन्दी

w:Hindi is an w:Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in w:India.

Hindi calls itself w:hi:हिन्दी (translit: Hindī).

The Bible is w:hi:बाइबिल in Hindi.

Hiligaynon (HIL) – Ilonggo

w:Hiligaynon language, also often referred colloquially simply as Ilonggo, is an w:Austronesian w:regional language spoken in the w:Philippines by about 9.1 million people

Chhattisgarhi (HNE) – Chhattisgarhi

w:Chhattisgarhi language is an w:Indo-Aryan language spoken by 18 million people in the Indian state of w:Chhattisgarh.

Croatian (HR) – Hrvatski

The w:Croatian language calls itself w:hr:Hrvatski jezik.

The Bible is w:hr:Biblija in Croatian.

Haitian Creole (HT) – Kreyòl ayisyen

The w:Haitian Creole calls itself w:ht:Kreyòl ayisyen.

The Bible is w:ht:Bib in Haitian Creole.

Hungarian (HU) – Magyar

The w:Hungarian language calls itself w:hu:Magyar nyelv.

The Bible is w:hu:Biblia in Hungarian

Hawai‘i Pidgin (HWC)

w:Hawaiian Pidgin.

Icelandic (IS) – Íslenska

The w:Icelandic language calls itself w:is:Íslenska.

The Bible is w:is:Biblían in Icelandic.

Italian (IT) – Italiano

The w:Italian language calls itself w:it:Lingua italiana.

The Bible is w:it:Bibbia in Italian.

Japanese (JA) – 日本語

The w:Japanese language calls itself w:ja:日本語 (translit: Nihongo).

The Bible is w:ja:聖書 in Japanese.

Jakaltek (JAC) – Jacalteco, Oriental

The w:Jakaltek language is a w:Mayan language of w:Guatemala spoken by 90,000 w:Jakaltek people in the department of w:Huehuetenango.

Kekchi (KEK) – Kekchi

The w:Qʼeqchiʼ language, also spelled Kekchi, Kʼekchiʼ, or Kekchí, is one of the w:Mayan languages, spoken within w:Qʼeqchiʼ communities in w:Guatemala and w:Belize.

Kikuyu (KI)

The w:Kikuyu language calls itself w:: (translit: ).

Korean (KO) – 한국어

The w:Korean language calls itself w:ko:한국어 (translit: hangugeo) in the south and 조선말/朝鮮말, chosŏnmal in the North.

The Bible is w:ko:성경 in Korean.

Karelian language (KRL) / vienankarjalakši

w:Karelian language

Kurdish (KU)

The w:Kurdish languages calls itself w:ku:Zimanê kurdî.

The Bible is w:ku:Încîl in Kurdish.

Latin (LA) – Latina

The w:Latin calls itself w:la:Lingua Latina.

The Bible is w:la:Biblia in Latin.

Luganda (LG) – Luganda

w:Luganda is a w:Bantu language spoken in the w:African Great Lakes region.

Luganda calls itself w:lg:Luganda.

The Bible is w:lg:Baibuli in Lugandan.

Maori (MI) – Māori

w:Māori language is an w:Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the w:Māori people, the indigenous population of w:New Zealand.

Macedonian (MK) – Македонски

The w:Macedonian language calls itself w:mk:Македонски јазик (translit: makedonski jazik).

The Bible is w:mk:Библија in Macedonian.

Marathi (MR) – मराठी

w:Marathi language is an w:Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by around 83 million w:Marathi people of w:Maharashtra, w:India.

Marathi calls itself w:mr:मराठी भाषा (translit: Marāṭhī).

The Bible is w:mr:बायबल in Marathi.

Mam (MVC) – Mam, Central

Mam (MVJ) – Mam, Todos Santos

Low German (NDS) – Plautdietsch

w:Low German is a w:West Germanic w:language variety spoken mainly in w:Northern Germany and the northeastern part of the w:Netherlands.

Low German calls itself w:nds:Plattdüütsch or w:nds-nl:Nedersaksisch

The Bible is w:nds:Bibel in Low German.

Nepali (NE) – नेपाली

The w:Nepali language calls itself w:: (translit: ).

The Bible is w:ne:बाइबल in Nepali.

Nahuatl (NGU) – Náhuatl de Guerrero

w:Nahuan languages

Dutch (NL) – Nederlands

The w:Dutch language calls itself w:nl:Nederlands.

The Bible w:nl:Bijbel (christendom) in Dutch.

Norwegian (NO) – Norsk

The w:Norwegian language calls itself w:no:Norsk and w:nn:Norsk.

The Bible is w:no:Bibelen in Norwegian.

Chichewa (NY) – Chichewa

Chewa (also known as Nyanja) is a w:Bantu language spoken in much of Southern, w:Southeast and w:East Africa, namely the countries of w:Malawi and w:Zambia, where it is an w:official language, and w:Mozambique and w:Zimbabwe where it is a recognised minority language.

The w:Chewa language

The Bible is w:ny:Baibulo in the Chewa language.

Oriya (OR) – ଓଡ଼ିଆ

w:Odia language is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the w:Indian state of w:Odisha.

West Central Oromo (ORM) – Orominay

Oromo is an w:Afroasiatic language that belongs to the w:Cushitic branch. It is native to the w:Ethiopian state of w:Oromia and spoken predominantly by the w:Oromo people and neighbouring ethnic groups in the w:Horn of Africa.

Punjabi (PA) – ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

w:Punjabi language sometimes spelled Panjabi) is an w:Indo-Aryan language spoken by the w:Punjabi people and native to the w:Punjab region of w:India and w:Pakistan.

Punjabi calls itself w:pa:ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ (translit: Punjabi).

The Bible is w:pa:ਬਾਈਬਲ in the Punjabi.

Polish (PL) – Polski

Polish calls itself w:pl:Język polski.

The Bible is w:pl:Biblia in the w:Polish language

Pipil (PPL) – Nawat

w:Nawat language (academically Pipil, also known as Nicarao) is a w:Nahuan language native to w:Central America.

Portuguese (PT) – Português

The w:Portuguese language calls itself w:pt:Língua portuguesa.

The Bible is w:pt:Bíblia in Portuguese.

Quichua (QU)

w:Kichwa language (Kichwa shimi, Runashimi, also Spanish Quichua) is a Quechuan language that includes all Quechua varieties of w:Ecuador and w:Colombia (w:Inga), as well as extensions into w:Peru. It has an estimated half million speakers.

Kichwa calls itself w:qu:Kichwa.

The Bible is w:qu:Apuyaya Simin in Kichwa.

K'iche' (QUT) – Quiché, Centro Occidenta

w:Kʼicheʼ language (also Qatzijobʼal "our language" to its speakers), or Quiché, is a w:Mayan language of Guatemala, spoken by the w:Kʼicheʼ people of the central highlands.

Romanian (RO) – Română

The w:Romanian language calls itself w:ro:Limba română.

The Bible is w:ro:Biblia in Romanian.

Russian (RU) – Русский

The w:Russian language calls itself w:ru:Русский язык (translit: russkiy yazyk).

The Bible is w:ru:Библия in Russian.

See w:ru:Список переводов Библии for more translations.

Slovak (SK) – Slovenčina

The w:Slovak language calls itself w:sk:Slovenčina.

The Bible is w:sk:Biblia in Slovak.

Sami (SMI) / Sámegiella

Sami languages calls themselves saemiengïelh, sámegiela, sämikielah and sääʹmǩiõl

Somali (SO)

Somali language calls itself w:so:Af Soomaali.

The Bible is w:so:Kitaabka quduska in the w:Somali language.

Albanian (SQ) – Shqip

Albanian language calls itself w:sq:Shqip (translit: shtschip).

The Bible is w:sq:Bibla in the w:Albanian language.

Serbian (SR) – Српски

The w:Serbian language calls itself w:sr:Српски језик (translit: srpski).

The Bible is w:sr:Библија in the w:Serbian language.

Swedish (SV) – Svenska

The Swedish language calls itself w:sv:svenska.

The Bible is w:sv:Bibeln in the w:Swedish language.

Swahili (SW) – Kiswahili

The w:Swahili language calls itself w:sw:Kiswahili.

The Bible is w:sw:Biblia ya Kikristo in the Swahili language.

Tamil (TA) – தமிழ்

w:Tamil language is a w:Dravidian language natively spoken by the w:Tamil people of w:South Asia. Tamil is the w:official language of the w:Indian state of w:Tamil Nadu, as well as two sovereign nations, w:Singapore and w:Sri Lanka.

The w:Tamil Language calls itself w:ta:தமிழ் (translit: Tamiḻ).

The Bible is w:ta:விவிலியம் in the Tami.

Thai (TH) – ภาษาไทย

The w:Thai language calls itself w:th:ภาษาไทย (translit: Thai)

The Bible is w:th:คัมภีร์ไบเบิล in Thai.

Tagalog (TL) – Tagalog

The w:Tagalog language calls itself w:tl:Wikang Tagalog.

The Bible is w:tl:Bibliya in Tagalog. Spoken mostly in the Philippines.

Twi (TW)

Twi is a Central Tano language

Twi calls itself w:twi:Twi.

The Bible is w:tw:Twere Kronkron in the w:Twi language.

Ukrainian (UK) – Українська

The w:Ukrainian language calls itself w:uk:Українська мова (translit: ukrainska mova).

The Bible is w:uk:Біблія in the Ukrainian.

Urdu (UR) – اردو

Urdu is the lingua franca of Pakistan and also spoken in India.

Urdu calls itself w:ur:اردو (translit: Urdū)

The Bible is w:ur:بائبل in the w:Urdu.

Uspanteko (USP) – Uspanteco

The Uspanteko (Uspanteco, Uspanteko, Uspantec) is a w:Mayan language of w:Guatemala, closely related to w:Kʼicheʼ.

Vietnamese (VI) – Tiêng Viêt

The w:Vietnamese language calls itself w:vi:Tiếng Việt.

The Bible is w:vi:Kinh Thánh in w:Vietnamese.

Yoruba (YO) – Yorùbá

Yoruba is a language spoken in w:West Africa, most prominently w:Southwestern Nigeria. It is spoken by the ethnic w:Yoruba people.

The Yoruba calls itself Èdè Yorùbá

The Bible is w:yo:Bíbélì Mímọ́ in the w:Yoruba language.

Chinese (ZH) – 汉语

The w:Chinese language calls itself w:zh:汉语 (simplified Chinese) 漢語 (traditional Chinese) (pinyin: Hànyǔ) or 中文 (pinyin: Zhōngwén)

The Bible is w:zh:聖經 in the w:Simplified Chinese characters used in mainland w:China and 聖經 in the w:Traditional Chinese characters used in w:Taiwan.

Kichwa


Christian churches

w:Christianity can be w:taxonomically divided into five main groups

  1. Church of the East was a church
  2. #Oriental Orthodox Churches (w:fi:Orientaaliortodoksiset kirkot)
  3. #Eastern Orthodoxy (w:fi:Ortodoksinen kirkko)
  4. #Protestantism (w:fi:Protestantismi)
  5. #Roman Catholicism (w:fi:Katolinen kirkko)

Ecumenical


Contact information

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