Language

Bavarian

Bavarian is a language in the Indo-European family spoken in 16 countries.

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Scripture in Bavarian

A complete Bible is reported in Bavarian.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Bavarian is spoken

  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Canada
  • Czechia
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Liechtenstein
  • Netherlands
  • Romania
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Türkiye
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

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About Bavarian

Language family
Indo-European
ISO 639-3 code
bar
Glottocode
bava1246
Also known as
Bavarian: Salzburgish

Dialects and varieties 15

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Bavarian as a whole.

  • Austrian: TyroleanNo known Scripture
  • Carinthian BavarianNo known Scripture
  • CentralNo known Scripture
  • East Central BavarianNo known Scripture
  • GottscheerischNo known Scripture
  • HausruckviertelNo known Scripture
  • Lower Austria-Vienna BavarianNo known Scripture
  • NorthNo known Scripture
  • Palatinate UpperNo known Scripture
  • SalzburgishNo known Scripture
  • SouthNo known Scripture
  • Transylvanian LandlerNo known Scripture
  • Tyrol BavarianNo known Scripture
  • Upper Austria BavarianNo known Scripture
  • West Central BavarianNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.