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Bible Translation facts and figures
There are 6,909 languages spoken in the world.
There are 2,479* of these languages with all or part of the Bible – for many, that means just a book of the Bible or maybe the four Gospels.
There are 451* languages that have a full Bible – 13 more than last year.
There are 1,185* languages that have a full New Testament.
There were 71 new Bible translation projects begun this year.
Bible Society has over 100 fulltime Translation Consultants working on Bible translation worldwide.
Most of the translation work is done by native speakers of the language they are translating into.
The role of Bible Society Translation Consultants, who are qualified to Ph D level, is to support and encourage the local translators, and constantly check their work. But primarily it is to train them.
All Bible translations under the aegis of Bible Society use the original Greek and Hebrew as the base for all translations.
It takes a minimum of 12 years to complete a translation of the full Bible.
Bible Societies around the world are currently involved in 650 Bible translation projects.
There are at least 250 different translations and editions of the Bible in English. The rest of the world is not as fortunate.
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*figures as at 31 December 2008
