Swahili (individual language): Bible and Scripture status

Scripture in Swahili (individual language)

A complete Bible is reported in Swahili (individual language).

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 Swahili (individual language) is spoken

Australia
Burundi
Canada
DR Congo
Germany
Greece
Italy
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mayotte
Mozambique
Oman
Réunion
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Zambia

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About Swahili (individual language)

Part of: Swahili (macrolanguage) (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family: Atlantic-Congo
ISO 639-3 code: swh
Glottocode: swah1253
Also known as: Swahili

Dialects and varieties 28

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Swahili (individual language) as a whole.

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. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.