Scripture in Shona
A complete Bible is reported in Shona.
From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.
Read the Bible with EveryBible
EveryBible is a free Bible app for iPhone and Android. Its library grows as translations and recordings are published, so open the app to see what is available in Shona.
Where Shona is spoken
- Australia
- Botswana
- Malawi
- South Africa
- United Kingdom
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
About Shona
- Language family
- Atlantic-Congo
- ISO 639-3 code
- sna
- Glottocode
- shon1251
- Also known as
- Shona: Budja
Dialects and varieties 30
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Shona as a whole.
- BudjaNo known Scripture
- BudyaNo known Scripture
- DomaNo known Scripture
- Duma (Karanga)No known Scripture
- GobaNo known Scripture
- GovaNo known Scripture
- GoveraNo known Scripture
- HaravaNo known Scripture
- HwesaNo known Scripture
- JenaNo known Scripture
- KachikwakwaNo known Scripture
- KarangaNo known Scripture
- KorekoreNo known Scripture
- KwazwimbaNo known Scripture
- MbireNo known Scripture
- MhariNo known Scripture
- NgovaNo known Scripture
- NjanjaNo known Scripture
- NobvuNo known Scripture
- NohweNo known Scripture
- NyongweNo known Scripture
- NyubiNo known Scripture
- PfundeNo known Scripture
- Shan GweNo known Scripture
- ShawashaNo known Scripture
- TandeNo known Scripture
- TavaraNo known Scripture
- TokoNo known Scripture
- TsungaNo known Scripture
- ZezuruNo known Scripture
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.