seven different languages
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seven different languages
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Around 60,000
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88.4% Islam, 9.3% traditional religion, 2.3% Christianity
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little or nothing, depending on the language
Apart from a Bible translation project that is already being worked on with a number of other languages, the seven languages presented here are the last seven languages in this large country that need a translation of God’s Word.
A large part of the population of these seven language groups lives in rural areas and works in agriculture and livestock farming.
Some live in areas which are difficult or impossible for foreigners to travel to because it is currently too dangerous.
The majority of the population of these language groups is Muslim, though many mix Muslim beliefs with their own traditional religions. There are Christians in four of the seven ethnic groups. One has a relatively high number of Christians compared to the others.
At the moment, these language groups can only dream of security and peace in their areas. This makes it all the more important that they have access to the hope and true peace found in the Bible as soon as possible.
At the beginning of 2018, three people undertook to collect information about the populations of these ethnic groups, their languages, etc.
In August 2018, they invited Christians inside and outside the country to pray for the seven people groups.
In 2019, the collected information was summarised in a report. A financial partner agreed to fund various areas of work for an initial phase of the project.
As of 2026, two out of seven languages have the Jesus film, one has an oral translation of parts of Genesis and some biblical stories have been translated in one language. In three languages, work is being done on the analysis of the language. For safety reasons, three out of the seven language groups cannot currently be contacted.
