Translation Statistics
September 13th, 2008 | 
Author: *Taken from www.wycliffe.org*
The worldwide status of Bible translation (2007):
6,912 |
…the number of languages spoken in the world today |
2,251 |
…the number of languages without any of the Bible, but with a possible need of a Bible translation to begin |
193,000,000 |
…the number of people who speak the 2,251 languages where translation projects have not yet begun |
1,953 |
…the number of translation programs currently in progress for languages without adequate Scripture |
nearly 80% |
…amount of the world’s remaining Bible translation needs that are located in the three areas of greatest need |
1,168 |
…the number of language communities which have access to the New Testament in their heart language |
438 |
…the number of language communities which have access to the entire Bible in the language they understand best |
6,500,000,000 |
…the population of the world |
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Before Julia got involved with Wycliffe, I could not possibly have imagined that there were 6,900 languages. I probably would have guessed a few hundred max! And I thought I was pretty well informed. I wonder what all the other things are that I don’t really have a clue about