Language

Gumuz

Gumuz is a language in the Gumuz family spoken in Sudan and Ethiopia.

New Testament

Scripture in Gumuz

The New Testament is reported in Gumuz.

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 Gumuz is spoken

  • Sudan
  • Ethiopia

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About Gumuz

Language family
Gumuz
ISO 639-3 code
guk
Glottocode
gumu1244
Also known as
Debati · Northern Gumuz

Dialects and varieties 22

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

  • AgaloNo known Scripture
  • DakunzaNo known Scripture
  • DebatiNo known Scripture
  • DekokaNo known Scripture
  • DewiyaNo known Scripture
  • DibateNo known Scripture
  • DisohaNo known Scripture
  • GanzaNo known Scripture
  • GessoNo known Scripture
  • GomboNo known Scripture
  • GubaNo known Scripture
  • JemhwaNo known Scripture
  • KukwayaNo known Scripture
  • ManduraNo known Scripture
  • Mandura-Dibate-MetemmaNo known Scripture
  • MetemmaNo known Scripture
  • ModeaNo known Scripture
  • SaiNo known Scripture
  • Sese (Gumuz)No known Scripture
  • SirbaNo known Scripture
  • WenberaNo known Scripture
  • YasoNo known Scripture

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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.