Scripture in Kikuyu
A complete Bible is reported in Kikuyu.
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 Kikuyu is spoken
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Uganda
About Kikuyu
- Language family
- Atlantic-Congo
- ISO 639-3 code
- kik
- Glottocode
- kiku1240
- Also known as
- Gikuyu · Gikuyu: Mathira
Dialects and varieties 5
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Kikuyu as a whole.
- Gikuyu: GichuguNo known Scripture
- Gikuyu: MathiraNo known Scripture
- Gikuyu: NdiaNo known Scripture
- Gikuyu: NorthernNo known Scripture
- Gikuyu: SouthernNo known Scripture
Other languages of Kenya
- Kamba (Kenya)Complete Bible
- KeiyoTranslation started
- Kenyan Sign LanguagePortions of Scripture
- KiKARNo known Scripture
- KipsigisNew Testament
- KisaPortions of Scripture
- KisisiNo known Scripture
- KuriaComplete Bible
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.