Scripture Translation
A summary, by UBS Area and type of publication, of the number of different languages and dialects in which publication of at least one book of the Bible had been registered as of December 31, 2009:
Area | Portions | Testaments | Bibles | Bibles + DC1 | Total |
Africa | 223 | 335 | 173 | (34) | 731 |
Asia-Pacific | 354 | 516 | 182 | (38) | 1,052 |
Europe-Middle East | 109 | 40 | 61 | (50) | 210 |
Americas | 148 | 322 | 42 | (10) | 512 |
Constructed Languages | 2 | 0 | 1 | (0) | 3 |
Total | 8362 | 1,213 | 459 | (132) | 2,508 |
1This column is a sub-section of the Bibles column – for example, there is a translation of the Deuterocanon for 50 of the 61 languages of Europe in which the Bible has been translated.
2 The total number of Portions can decline from year to year, since a Portion in a particular language is removed from the Portions column once the whole New Testament is available in that language. This 'upgrading' process also applies when a New Testament is replaced with a full Bible: eight New Testaments listed in the 2008 SLR became full Bibles in 2009.
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