Language

Papel

Papel is a language in the Atlantic-Congo family spoken in Senegal and Guinea-Bissau.

New Testament

Scripture in Papel

The New Testament is reported in Papel.

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 Papel is spoken

  • Senegal
  • Guinea-Bissau

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About Papel

Language family
Atlantic-Congo
ISO 639-3 code
pbo
Glottocode
pape1239
Also known as
Papel: Bomzum

Dialects and varieties 14

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

  • BiomboNo known Scripture
  • BojaalNo known Scripture
  • BojimzaNo known Scripture
  • BolauNo known Scripture
  • BomzumNo known Scripture
  • BontinNo known Scripture
  • BonzulaNo known Scripture
  • BopuulNo known Scripture
  • BorawisNo known Scripture
  • BosafimNo known Scripture
  • BosalnkaNo known Scripture
  • BosezNo known Scripture
  • BotorNo known Scripture
  • BowoarNo 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.