Scripture in Makonde
The New Testament is reported in Makonde.
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 Makonde is spoken
- Tanzania
- Mayotte
- Mozambique
About Makonde
- Language family
- Atlantic-Congo
- ISO 639-3 code
- kde
- Glottocode
- mako1251
- Also known as
- Makonde: Maviha
Dialects and varieties 7
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Makonde as a whole.
- MarabaNo known Scripture
- MatambweNo known Scripture
- MavihaNo known Scripture
- VadondeNo known Scripture
- VamakondeNo known Scripture
- VamwaluNo known Scripture
- VamwambeNo known Scripture
Other languages of Tanzania
- Luo (Kenya and Tanzania)Complete Bible
- MachameComplete Bible
- MachingaNo known Scripture
- MagomaTranslation started
- MalilaNew Testament
- Mambwe-LunguComplete Bible
- MasaiComplete Bible
- MatambweTranslation started
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.