Africa

Amharic FireBible

Ethiopia

Ethiopia is in Eastern Africa, west of Somalia — the most populous landlocked country in the world with about 113 million people. Amharic is the official national language. Ethiopian Orthodox is the most practiced religion, with Islam following closely behind.

Chichewa FireBible

Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Malawi is in southeast Africa, surrounded by Mozambique, Zambia, and Tanzania. About 34% of the country speaks Chichewa. Most of the country practices some variation of Christianity with Protestantism being the most widely practiced.

Hausa FireBible

Nigeria, Niger

More than 50 million people across northern Nigeria, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Ghana speak the Hausa language. It is typical to hear Hausa in primary schools of Nigeria and it is also spoken as a common language across West Africa.

Igbo FireBible

Nigeria

Nigeria has the largest population of any African nation at around 225 million people. Igbo is one of three main native languages with over 500 additional indigenous languages. Most Igbo people reside in the Southeast part of Nigeria.

Lingala FireBible

Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa

Lingala is spoken by Bantu tribes throughout the northwestern part of Democratic Republic of Congo and a large part of the Republic of Congo. In these countries plagued by war, the church has survived and needs access to the Lingala FireBible.

Malagasy FireBible

Madagascar

On the island of Madagascar, more than 26 million people speak the Malagasy language. It is the only indigenous language spoken in Madagascar. As one of the most underdeveloped countries in the world, it remains attractive to travelers and scientists from around the globe.

Moore FireBible

Burkina Faso

In Burkina Faso, 5 million people — almost half of the population — speak Moore, and it is recognized as one of two official regional languages. It is often referred to as Mossi.

Swahili FireBible

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi

Swahili is the most widely studied African language. In East and Central Africa, more than 50 million people speak Swahili. It is recognized as the working language of the African Union and the official language of Uganda and Rwanda.

Tsonga FireBible

Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia

The people of Mozambique are ethnically diverse. Although Portuguese is the official language, Tsonga is one of the most widespread languages. Of a population of about 31 million people, around 27% are Roman Catholic with others being Muslim, Zionist Christian, and Evangelical.

Yoruba FireBible

Nigeria

Across Western Africa, more than 50 million people speak Yoruba as their first language. Because of its significant ties to many of African descent around the globe, it is one of the most studied African languages today.