Scripture in Tumbuka
A complete Bible is reported in Tumbuka.
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 Tumbuka is spoken
- Malawi
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
About Tumbuka
- Language family
- Atlantic-Congo
- ISO 639-3 code
- tum
- Glottocode
- tumb1250
- Also known as
- Tumbuka: Senga
Dialects and varieties 15
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Tumbuka as a whole.
- ChikamangaNo known Scripture
- ChipokaNo known Scripture
- ChitumbukaNo known Scripture
- FililwaNo known Scripture
- FungweNo known Scripture
- HeweNo known Scripture
- KandawireNo known Scripture
- NenyaNo known Scripture
- NgoniNo known Scripture
- NthaliNo known Scripture
- PhokaNo known Scripture
- SengaNo known Scripture
- WenyaNo known Scripture
- YombeNo known Scripture
- ZambiaNo known Scripture
Other languages of Malawi
- LambyaComplete Bible
- Malawian Sign LanguagePortions of Scripture
- NdaliNew Testament
- Tonga (Nyasa)Complete Bible
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.