Sukuma language resources | Joshua Project

Language Alternate Names
East Sukuma
Gina-Ntuzu
Gwe (Kigwe)
Jinakiiya
Kemunakeeya
Kemunangweeli
Kesukuma
Kigwe
Kiiya
Kimunakiiya
Kimunantuzu
Kimuna-Sukuma
Kinaanasa
Kinaanelaa
Kisukuma
KisumaaBu
North Sukuma
South Sukuma
West Sukuma

Dialects
Gwe
Kemunadakama
Kemunasukuma
Kisukuma
Kiya
Nasa
Nelaa
Ntuzu
SumaaBu

Dialect Alternate Names
Basukuma
Kigwe
Kiya
Sukuma
Sukuma: Kiya
Wasukuma

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1895-1995
New Testament	1925-2005
Complete Bible	1960-2015

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Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament	Faith Comes by Hearing
Audio Recordings	Oral Bible Stories	Story Runners
Film / Video	God's Story video	God's Story
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Sukuma	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	Magdalena video	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	Walk with Jesus video	Jesus Film Project
General	Bible for Children	Bible for Children
General	Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Sukuma	YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter	Literacy primer for Sukuma	Literacy & Evangelism International
Text / Printed Matter	Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies	World Missionary Press

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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