Scripture in Yao
A complete Bible is reported in Yao.
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 Yao is spoken
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
- Zambia
About Yao
- Language family
- Atlantic-Congo
- ISO 639-3 code
- yao
- Glottocode
- yaoo1241
- Also known as
- Yao: Massaninga
Dialects and varieties 7
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Yao as a whole.
- ChikononoNo known Scripture
- MakaleNo known Scripture
- MangocheNo known Scripture
- MassaningaNo known Scripture
- MozambiqueNo known Scripture
- TanzaniaNo known Scripture
- TunduruNo 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.