Yoruba language: Bible and Scripture status

Scripture in Yoruba

A complete Bible is reported in Yoruba.

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 Yoruba is spoken

Benin
Burkina Faso
Equatorial Guinea
Gambia
Ghana
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Sierra Leone
Togo
United Kingdom
United States

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About Yoruba

Language family: Atlantic-Congo
ISO 639-3 code: yor
Glottocode: yoru1245
Also known as: Yoruba: Ilaje

Dialects and varieties 51

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Yoruba 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
GRN MapAppGlobal Recordings Network / LightSys MapApp · Source attribution retained; internal research
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.