The Bible of Every Land.
A HISTORY OF
THE SACRED SCRIPTURES
IN EVERY LANGUAGE AND DIALECT
INTO WHICH TRANSLATONS HAVE BEEN MADE:
ILLUSTRATED BY
SPECIMEN PORTIONS IN NATIVE CHARACTERS;
Series of Alphabets ;
COLOURED ETHNOGRAPHICAL MAPS,
TABLES, INDEXES, ETC.L O N D O N :
SAMUEL BAGSTER AND SONS:
AT THE WAREHOUSE FOR BIBLES, NEW TESTAMENTS, CHURCH SERVICES, PRAYER BOOKS, LEXICONS, GRAMMARS,
CONCORDANCES, AND PSALTERS, IN ANCIENT AND MODERN LANGUAGES;
....TO THE SECOND EDITION.
London, ..., 1860.
[CHM note: w/ John 1:1ff. See also 2022 Update.]
A LIST
OF
THE LANGUAGES
INTO WHICH
THE SCRIPTURES, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED.
NOTE--THE NAMES OF LANGUAGES IN WHICH VERSIONS OF SCRIPTURE HAVE BEEN CONTEMPLATED OR PROJECTED, BUT NEVER
COMPLETED OR CIRCULATED, ARE PRINTED IN ITALICS.
MONOSYLLABIC. Chinese, 1.
CLASS I.
Burmese, 7.
Arakanese or Rukheng, 10.
Peguese, Talain, or Mon, 11.
Siamese, 12.
Laos or Law, 14.
Cambojan, 15.
Anamite, 15.
Karen, 15.
Munipoora, 16.
Khassee, 17.
Tibetan, 20.
Lepcha, 21.SHEMITIC. Hebrew, Old Test., 22.
CLASS II.
Hebrew, New Test., 29.
Samaritan, 35.
Chaldee, 39.
Syriac, 41.
Syro-Chaldaic, 45.
Modern Syriac, 45.
Arabic, 48.
Judeo-Arabic, 52.
Maltese, 53.
Mogrebin or W. Arabic, 55.
Carshun, 56.
Ethiopic, 57.
Tigré, 60.
Amharic, 61.INDO-EUROPEAN.
CLASS III. Persian, 64.
MEDO-PERSIAN FAMILY.
Judeo-Persian, 71.
Pushtoo or Affghan, 72.
Beloochee or Bulochee, 74.
Ancient Armenian, 75.
Modern Armenian, 75, [80].
Ararat-Armenian, 75, [79].
Kurdish, 82.
Armeno, 82.
Hakari, 84.
Ossitinian, 84.SANSCRIT FAMILY. Sanscrit, 86.
Pali, 91.
Hindustani or Urdu, 94.
Hinduwee, 100.
Bruj or Brij-bhasa, 103.
Canoj or Canyacubja, 104.
Kousulu or Koshala, 104.
Bhojepoora, 104.
Hurriana, 105.
Bundelcundee, 105.
Bughelcundee, 105.
Harrotee, 106.
Oojein or Oujjuyunee, 107.
Oodeypoora, 107.Marwar, 107.
Juyapoora, 108.
Shekawutty, 108.
Bikaneera, 108.
Buttaneer, 108.
Bengalee, 109.
Magadha, 114.
Tirkitiya or Mithili, 114.
Assamese, 115.
Uriya or Orissa, 116.
Cutchee or Catchee, 117.
Sindhee, 117.
Moultan, Wuch, or
Ooch, 118.
Punjabee or Sikh, 118.
Dogura or Jumboo, 120.
Cashmerian, 120.
Nepalese or Khaspoora, 121.
Palpa, 122.
Kumaon, 123.
Gurwhal or Schreen-
agur, 123.
Gujerattee, 123.
Mahratta, 126.
Kunkuna, 129.
Rommany or Gipsy, 130.
Tamul or Tamil, 133.
Telinga or Teloogoo, 138.
Karnata or Canarese, 141.
Tulu, 144.
Malayalim, 145.
Cingalese, 147.
Maldivian, 150.
CELTIC FAMILY. Welsh, 151.
Gaelic, 158.
Irish, 160.
Manks, 166.
Cornish, 169.
Breton or Armorican, 170.
TEUTONIC FAMILY. Gothic, 174.
Alemannic or Old High
German, 178.
" Dialects, 179.
German, 181.
" Dialects, 185.
Jewish-German, 186.
Judeo-Polish, 188.
Old Saxon, 189.
Anglo-Saxon, 191.
English, 196.
Flemish, 205.
Dutch, 208.
Surinam Negro English, 212.
Creolese, 211.
Norse or Icelandic, 214.
Danish, 217.
Swedish, 222.
Faroese, 226.GRECO-LATIN FAMILY. Ancient Greek, 227.
Modern Greek, 241.
Latin, 245.
French, 254.
Spanish, 261.
Portuguese, 271.
Indo-Portuguese, 275.
Italian, 277.
Daco-Romana or Wal-
lachian, 279.
Provençal or Romaunt, 281.
Vaudois, 284.
Piedmontese, 286.
Romanese or Romonsch, or
Upper and Lower
Enghadine, 287.
Catalan, 265.
Judeo-Spanish, 267.
Curaçoa, 270.
Dialect of Toulouse, 283.THRACO-ILLYRIAN Albanian, 289.
FAMILY.SCLAVONIC FAMILY. Sclavonic, 291.
Russ, 295.
Polish, 298.
Bohemian, 300.
Servian, 302.
Croatian or Dalmatian-
Servian, 304.
Carniolan, 305.
Bosnian, 306.
Slovakian, 306.
Bulgarian, 307.
Wendish, Upper, 308.
Wendish, Lower, 308.
Wendish, Hungarian, 310.
Lettish or Livonian, 310.
Lithuanian, 312.
Samogitian, 313.
UGRO-TARTARIAN. French Basque, 314.
CLASS IV. EUSKARIAN FAMILY.
Spanish Basque or
Escuara, 318.FINNISH FAMILY. Finnish Proper, 319.
Lapponese, 322.
Quänian or Norwegian
Laplandish, 324.
Hungarian, 325.
Karelian, 328.
Olonetzian, 328.
Dorpat Esthonian, 329.
Reval Esthonian, 330.
Tscheremissian, 331.
Mordvinian or Mor-
duin, 331.
Zirian or Sirenian, 332.
Wogulian, 332.
Ostiacan or Ostjakian, 332.
Wotagian or Wotjakian, 333.TUNGUSIAN FAMILY. Mantchou, 334.
Tungusian Proper, 336.MONGOLIAN FAMILY. Mongolian Proper, 337.
Calmuc, 338.
Buriat, 339.TURKISH FAMILY. Turkish, 341.
Karass or Turkish
Tartar, 347.
Orenburg-Tartar, 349.
Karaite-Tartar, 350.
Tschuwaschian, 351.
Trans-Caucasian Tar-
tar, 352.CAUCASIAN FAMILY. Georgian, 353.SAMOIEDE FAMILY. Samoiede, 355.DIALECTS OF THE IS- Japanese, 356.
LANDS OF EASTERN ASIA,
AND OF COREA.
Loochooan, 357.Aleutian, 358.
Corean, 359.POLYNESIAN OR Malayan, 360.
MALAYAN.
CLASS V.
Low Malay, 367.
Formosan, 368.
Javanese, 369.
Dajak, 371.
Bima, 372.
Batta, 373.
Bugis, 374.
Macassar, 374.
Hawaiian, 375.
Tahitian, 376.
Rarotongan, 378.
Marquesan, 380.
Tongan, 381.
New Zealand or Maori, 383.
Malagasse, 386.
Samoan, 388.
Feejeean, 390.
Aneiteum, 392.
Lifu, and Nengoné, 394.
Australian, 395.AFRICAN. Coptic, 397.
CLASS VI.
Sahidic, 401.
Bashmuric, 402.
Berber, 403.
Ghadamsi, 405.
Mandingo, 406.
Jalloof, 407.
Susoo, 408.
Bullom, 409.
Sherbro-Bullom, 410.
Yarriba or Yoruba, 411.
Haussa, 412.
Timmanee, 413.
Bassa, 414.
Grebo, 414.
Accra, 415.
Fantee, 416.
Ashantee or Odjii, 417.
Dualla, 418.Isubu, 419.
Fernandian, 420.
Mpongwe, 421.
Sechuana, 423.
Sisuta, 425.
Caffre, 426.
Zulu, 429.
Namaqua, 430.
Galla, 432.
Kisuaheli, 434.
Kikamba, 435.
Kinika, 435.AMERICAN. Esquimaux, 438.
CLASS VII.
Greenlandish, 441.
Virginian, 444.
Massachusett Indian, 444.
Mohegan, 444.
Delaware, 447.
Cree, 448.
Chippeway, 450.
Ojibway, 453.
Ottawa, 453.
Pottawattomie, 454.
Micmac, 454.
Abenaqui, 455.
Shawanoe, 455.
Mohawk, 456.
Seneca, 458.
Cherokee, 459.
Chocktaw, 461.
Dacota or Sioux, 463.
Iowa, 464.
Pawnee, 464.
Mexican, 465.
Otomi, 467.
Terasco, 467.
Misteco, 467.
Zapoteca, 467.
Mayan, 468.
Mosquito, 469.
Peruvian or Quichua, 470.
Aimara, 471.
Guarani, 472.
Brazilian, 472.
Karif or Carib, 473.
Arawack, 474.
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