Language

Sawi

Sawi is a language in the Nuclear Trans New Guinea family spoken in Indonesia.

New Testament

Scripture in Sawi

The New Testament is reported in Sawi.

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 Sawi is spoken

  • Indonesia

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About Sawi

Language family
Nuclear Trans New Guinea
ISO 639-3 code
saw
Glottocode
sawi1257
Also known as
Sawi: Comoro

Dialects and varieties 1

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

  • ComoroNo 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.