List of Book of Mormon translations

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These tables show all the translations of the Book of Mormon. For more information, see Book of Mormon#Translations

[edit] Chronology of complete translations of the Book of Mormon

Number Date Language Title Primary Location of Language Notes
1 1830 English The Book of Mormon [1] most recent edition 1982
2 1851 Danish Mormons Bog Denmark [1] most recent edition 1949; translated by Peter O. Hansen
3 1852 French Le Livre de Mormon [1]
4 1852 Welsh Llyfr Mormon Wales [2] most recent edition 2000
5 1852 German Das Buch Mormon [2] most recent edition 2003
6 1852 Italian Il Libro di Mormon Italy [1] most recent edition 1995
7 1855 Hawaiian Ka Buke a Moramona Hawaiian Islands [1] first non-European language translation; translated by Jonatana Napela and George Q. Cannon
8 1869 Deseret Alphabet (English) 𐐜 𐐒𐐳𐐿 𐐲𐑂 𐐣𐐫𐑉𐑋𐐲𐑍 Utah Territory (defunct) [3] currently out of print.
9 1878 Swedish Mormons Bok Sweden [1]
10 1886 Spanish El Libro de Mormón [1] selections published in 1875; most recent edition 1992; translated by Eduardo Balderas and Antoine R. Ivins
11 1889 Māori Ko Te Pukapuka a Moromona New Zealand [1]
12 1890 Dutch Het Boek van Mormon Netherlands, Flanders [1]
13 1903 Samoan O le Tusi a Mamona Samoa [1]
14 1904 Tahitian Te Buka a Moromona Tahiti [1]
15 1906 Turkish Mormon Kitabi'ndan Seçmeler 1906 Armenian script version (now largely defunct); formerly used in present-day Eastern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and the U.S. [1] Currently out of print; first Asian language translation; selections in Roman script published in 1983; full text in Roman script published in 2000
16 1909 Japanese モルモン書 Japan [1] most recent edition 1995
17 1933 Czech Kniha Mormonova Czech Republic [1]
18 1936 Braille (English) [1] most recent edition 1994
19 1937 Western Armenian Middle East, U.S., and elsewhere [4] 1937 complete edition currently out of print; new translation (selections only) published in 1983
20 1939 Portuguese O Livro de Mórmon Brazil, Portugal [1] most recent edition 1995
21 1946 Tongan Ko e Tohi ʻa Molomona Tonga [1]
22 1950 Norwegian Mormons Bok Norway [1]
23 1954 Finnish Mormonin Kirja Finland [1]
24 1965 Chinese 摩門經 Taiwan,Hong Kong, Southeast Asia [1]
25 1965 Rarotongan (Cook Islands Maori) Te Puka a Momoni Cook Islands [1]
26 1967 Korean 몰몬경 Korea [1]
27 1972 Afrikaans Die Boek van Mormon South Africa [1] First African language edition
28 1976 Thai image of title (please transcribe) Thailand [1]
29 1977 Indonesian Kitab Mormon Indonesia [5]
30 1979 Croatian Mormonova Knjiga Croatia [1]
31 1980 Fijian Ai Vola i Momani Fiji [1]
32 1981 Catalan Spain [1]
33 1981 Icelandic Mormónsbók Iceland [1]
34 1981 Polish Księga Mormona Poland [1]
35 1981 Russian Книга Мормона Russia, Post-Soviet states, Eastern Europe, [1]
36 1981 Hebrew [6] currently out of print
37 1982 Hindi मॉर्मन धर्मशस्त्र India [1]
38 1982 Vietnamese Sách Mặc Môn Vietnam [1]
39 1983 Q'eqchi' (Kekchi) Lix Hu Laj Mormon Belize, Guatemala [1]
40 1986 Arabic كتاب مورمون [1]
41 1986 Aymara Mormonan Kellkatapa Peru, Bolivia [1]
42 1987 Greek Το Βιβλιο του Μορμον Greece [1]
43 1991 Hungarian Mormon Könyve Hungary [1]
44 1995 Braille (Spanish) [1]
45 1995 Ilokano Ti Libro ni Mormon Philippines [1]
46 1997 Ukrainian Книга Мормона Ukraine [7]
47 1999 Bulgarian Книгата на Мормон Bulgaria [8] selections published in 1980
48 1999 Albanian Libri i Mormonit Albania [9]
49 1999 Haitian Creole Liv Mòman An Haiti [10] selections published in 1983
50 2000 Estonian Mormoni Raamat Estonia [11]
51 2000 Hmong Phau Ntawv Maumoos Southeast Asia [12] selections published in 1983
52 2000 Malagasy Bokin'i Mormona Madagascar [13] selections published in 1983
53 2000 Swahili Kitabu cha Mormoni East sub-Saharan Africa [13]
54 2000 East Amharic Mets'hafe Mormon Ethiopia, Eritrea [13]
55 2000 Latvian Mormona Grāmata Latvia [13]
56 2000 Lithuanian Mormono Knyga Lithuania [13]
57 2000 Eastern Armenian Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Iran [14] selections published in 1987
58 2000 Ibo (Igbo) Akwụkwọ nke Momọn Nigeria [14]
59 2000 Xhosa Incwadi ka Mormoni South Africa [13]
60 2000 Cebuano Ang Basahon ni Mormon Philippines Selections published in 1992
61 2000 Pangasinan Say Libro nen Mormon Philippines
62 2000 Tagalog Ang Aklat ni Mormon Philippines
63 2001 Khmer (Cambodian) image of title (please transcribe) Cambodia Selections published in 1982
64 2001 Chinese (Simplified characters) 摩门经 China,Southeast Asia Selections published in 1982
65 2001 American Sign Language United States, Canada [15] on DVD; selections produced on VHS in 1995
66 2001 Mongolian Мормоны Ном Mongolia [16]
67 2002 Bislama Buk Blong Momon Vanuatu Selections published in 1985
68 2003 Tswana Buka ya ga Momone Botswana [14]
69 2003 Fante Mormon Nwoma No Ghana
70 2003 Zulu Incwadi Kamormoni South Africa, Zimbabwe [14] selections published in 1987
71 2003 Shona Bhuku Ramorimoni Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana Selections published in 1988
72 2004 Slovenian Mormonova Knjiga Slovenia [17]
73 2004 Lingala Buku ya Molomoni Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo [14] selections published in 1998
74 2004 Neomelanesian (Tok Pisin) Buk Momon Papua New Guinea
75 2004 Yapese Fare Babyou ku Mormon Federated States of Micronesia
76 2004 Kiribati (Gilbertese) Ana Boki Moomon Kiribati Selections published in 1988
77 2004 Marshallese Bok in Mormon Marshall Islands Selections published in 1984
78 2005 Twi Mormon Nwoma no Ghana [14]
79 2005 Telugu image of title (please transcribe) India Selections published in 1982
80 2005 Tamil India, Sri Lanka Selections published in 1982
81 2005 Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) Tulun-an ni Mormon Philippines [18] selections published in 1994

[edit] Languages in which only selections of the Book of Mormon have been published[19][1]

Number Date Language Title Primary Location of Language
1 1978 Kaqchikel Ri Vuj Richin Ri Mormon Guatemala
2 1979 Quechua—Peru Mormon Q'el Qaqmanta Aqllaska Peru
3 1979 Quiché Jutak Cha'om Wlij Re Ri Wuj Re Ri Mormon Guatemala
4 1980 Navajo Naaltsoos Mormon Wolyéhígíí United States
5 1980 Quichua—Ecuador Mormon Killkashkamanta Ecuador
6 1981 Kuna Mormón Kaiya Purba Panama, Colombia
7 1981 Niuean Tohi a Moromona Niue
8 1981 Quechua—Bolivia Mormompa Libronmanta Bolivia
9 1982 Guaraní Mormon Kuatiañe' e Pehengue Paraguay, Argentina
10 1982 Laotian Laos
11 1983 Efik Nigeria
12 1983 Kisii (Gusii) Amang'ana Achorire Korwa Ase Ebuku Ya Mormoni Kenya
13 1983 Mam Pix Aj U'j Te Mormon Guatemala
14 1983 Maya U Libroil Mormon Mexico, Belize, Guatemala
15 1983 Persian كتاب مورمون Iran, Afghanistan, Tadjikistan
16 1983 Sinhala Sri Lanka
17 1985 Bengali Bangladesh, India
18 1987 Papiamento E Buki di Mormon Netherlands Antilles, Aruba
19 1987 Pohnpeian Pwuken Mormon Federated States of Micronesia
20 1987 Trukese (Chuukese) Ewe Puken Mormon Federated States of Micronesia
21 1988 Palauan Babier Er a Mormon Palau
22 1988 Urdu Pakistan, India
23 1989 Chamorro I Lepblon Mormon Guam, Northern Mariana Islands
24 1994 Pampango (Kapampangan) Libru Nang Mormon Philippines
25 1994 Tzotzil Vun Yu'un Mormon Mexico
26 1996 Waray-Waray Libro Ni Mormon Philippines
27 1997 Bikolano An Libro Ni Mormon Philippines


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