Introduction to Bhagavad-gita in 108+ Languages
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Launched on the 1st of February 2015, our Uniting Śrīla Prabhupāda's Multi-lingual Family project to translate Śrīla Prabhupāda's Introduction to his Bhagavad-gita As It Is, in 108 plus languages, is gathering momentum. 42 languages are already completed, with 19 other languages in process. There are 24 eight-minute videos to subtitle and translating them takes no longer than 24 hours of seva.
Our goal is to complete at least 108 languages by the 20th February 2016 - the 50th Anniversary of Śrīla Prabhupāda speaking it - which will also be Lord Nityananda's Appearance Day. You can watch the videos and read the texts here.
Please consider participating by sending us an email. You can make a wonderful offering to Śrīla Prabhupāda and to the world.
You can read about the project, receive some instructions for translators to start serving and see the article by Madhava Smullen published in the ISKCON NEWS on March 12, 2015
This sortable table, listing over 150 languages, shows for each language the number of Videos translated (24 signifies completed), the translators, the number of speakers and where it is spoken.
| Status of Videos | Language | Translators | Speakers (Millions) | Where Spoken (Major) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chinese Simplified | Yamuna Jivani | 1151 | Asia - China, Malaysia, Taiwan |
| 24 | Chinese Traditional | Radhananda/Jessica | 1151 | Asia - China, Malaysia, Taiwan |
| 24 | English | Rishab | 1000 | USA, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand |
| 24 | Spanish | Gandhara | 500 | Europe - Spain, Mexico, Central and South America |
| 24 | Hindi | Suvilasi Madhavi | 490 | India - North and Central |
| 24 | Russian | Irina/Timur | 277 | Europe - Russia, Central Asia |
| 0 | Arabic | open to translate | 255 | Asia - Middle East, Arabia, North Africa |
| 24 | Portuguese (Pt) | Nityananda | 60 | Europe - Portugal, Southern Africa |
| 24 | Portuguese (Br) | Gauri Gopika | 202 | South America - Brazil |
| 24 | Bengali | Devadulal Krsna/Deveswara Krsna | 215 | India - Eastern, Bangladesh |
| 24 | French | Marc2 | 200 | Europe - France, Canada, West Africa, Central Africa |
| 1 | Malay | Ashok | 175 | SE Asia - Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore |
| 24 | German | Revati | 166 | Europe - Germany, Austria, Central Europe |
| 24 | Swahili | Omkar Mukund | 140 | Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda |
| 24 | Japanese | Visnu-Priya | 132 | SE Asia - Japan |
| 24 | Farsi (Persian) | Nasrin/Nityangi | 110 | Asia - Iran, Afghanistan |
| 0 | Urdu | open to translate | 104 | India - Pakistan |
| 0 | Punjabi | open to translate | 103 | India - Pakistan |
| 0 | Wu | open to translate | 90 | Asia - China |
| 0 | Vietnamese | open to translate | 86 | SE Asia - Vietnam, China |
| 0 | Javanese | open to translate | 85 | SE Asia - Indonesia |
| 24 | Tamil | Sumangala Laksmi | 78 | India - South, Sri Lanka, Malyasia |
| 0 | Korean | open to translate | 78 | SE Asia - Korean Peninsula |
| 24 | Turkish | Lara | 75 | Asia - Turkey |
| 9 | Telugu | KrishnaKishor/VamsiKrishna/RamMurari | 74 | India - South |
| 5 | Marathi | Archana | 72 | India - West |
| 24 | Italian | Mahatseva | 62 | Europe - Italy, Central Europe |
| 24 | Thai | Malini | 60 | SE Asia - Thailand, Laos |
| 0 | Cantonese | open to translate | 55 | Asia - Southern China |
| 22 | Kannada | Prabhupada Vani | 47 | India - South |
| 24 | Gujarati | Rukmini Govind | 46 | India - West, Kenya |
| 24 | Polish | Madana Mohana Mohini / Robert | 46 | Europe - Poland, Central Europe |
| 0 | Hausa | open to translate | 43 | Africa - Cameroon, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan |
| 0 | Burmese | open to translate | 42 | SE Asia - Burma, Thailand, Malaysia |
| 0 | Pashto | open to translate | 40 | Asia - Pakistan, Aghanistan |
| 0 | Sundanese | open to translate | 39 | SE Asia - Indonesia |
| 3 | Moldova | Olga | 20 | Europe - Moldova, Romania |
| 0 | Malayalam | open to translate | 38 | India - Kerala |
| 24 | Ukrainian | Indubhushan | 37 | Europe - Ukraine |
| 0 | Oriya | open to translate | 33 | India - Odisha |
| 0 | Marwari | open to translate | 31 | India - Rajasthan, Pakistan |
| 24 | Dutch | Sofiya/Rene | 28 | Europe - Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname |
| 0 | Haryanvi | open to translate | 28 | India - Haryana, Delhi |
| 3 | Romanian | Olga | 28 | Europe - Romania, Moldova |
| 0 | Tagalog | open to translate | 28 | SE Asia - Phillipines |
| 24 | Yoruba | Yamuna Jivan | 28 | Africa - Benin, Nigeria |
| 0 | Sindhi | open to translate | 26 | India - Pakistan India, Singapore |
| 24 | Afrikaans | Tianni | 23 | Africa - South Africa |
| 24 | Nepali | VrajendraSuta/Haripriya/Aadarsh/Sunil | 17 | India - Nepal, Bhutan |
| 0 | Singhalese | open to translate | 16 | Asia - Sri Lanka |
| 24 | Hungarian | Peter/Tattva Darshana | 15 | Europe - Hungary |
| 6 | Greek | Namasankirtan | 13.1 | Europe - Greece, Cyprus |
| 0 | Chittagonian | open to translate | 13 | Asia - Bangladesh |
| 24 | Azerbaijani | Gültekin | 12 | Asia - Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Turkey |
| 3 | Akan | Prahlada Bhakta | 11 | Africa - Ghana, Ivory Coast |
| 24 | Czech | Jakub | 10 | Europe - Czech Republic |
| 0 | Zulu | open to translate | 10 | Africa - South Africa |
| 24 | Bulgarian | Manohari/Sarvabhauma | 9.1 | Europe - Balkans |
| 24 | Swedish | Nityananda2 | 8.7 | Europe - Sweden, Finland |
| 0 | Xhosa | open to translate | 7.9 | Africa - South Africa |
| 0 | Albanian | open to translate | 7.6 | Europe - Albania |
| 0 | Armenian | open to translate | 7 | Europe - Armenia |
| 24 | Slovak | Jakub | 7 | Europe - Slovakia, Czech Republic |
| 12 | Mongolian | Tulasi Maharani | 5.7 | Asia - Mongolia, China |
| 24 | Danish | Jahnudvipa | 5.6 | Europe - Denmark, Greenland |
| 24 | Croatian | Gaura | 5.5 | Europe - Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia |
| 24 | Hebrew | Elad/Sukhayanti | 5.3 | Asia - Israel |
| 0 | Finnish | open to translate | 5 | Europe - Finland |
| 0 | Norwegian | open to translate | 5 | Europe - Norway |
| 0 | Northern Sotho | open to translate | 4.1 | Africa - South Africa |
| 24 | Lithuanian | Adre/Yugala Priti/Paulius | 3.2 | Europe - Lithuania |
| 6 | Magar | Laxmi/Lawesh/Sundar | .8 | Asia - Nepal, India |
| 24 | Macedonian | Tatjana | 2.5 | Europe - Macedonia |
| 24 | Slovenian | Barabara/Domen | 2.5 | Europe - Slovenia |
| 24 | Latvian | Lalita Gopika | 1.5 | Europe - Latvia |
| 0 | Estonian | open to translate | 1 | Europe - Estonia |
| 24 | Serbo-Croatian | Gaura | 19 | Europe - Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia |
| 24 | Serbian | Akrura/Alakananda/Danijela | 10 | Europe - Serbia |
| 24 | Amharic | Maha Prasad | 22 | Africa - Ethiopia |
| 0 | Assamese | open to translate | 16 | India - Assam |
| 0 | Papiamentu (Papiamento) | open to translate | .27 | Caribbean - Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao |
| 0 | Catalan | open to translate | 7.2 | Europe - Spain |
| 0 | Mauritian Creole | open to translate | 1.3 | Africa - Mauritius |
| 8 | Fanti | Droupadi | 1.9 | Africa - Ghana |
| 0 | Bashkir | open to translate | 1.2 | Europe - Russia, Central Asia |
| 0 | Basque | open to translate | 0.7 | Europe - Spain |
| 7 | Bosnian | Daulji Krishna | 3 | Europe - Bosnia |
| 0 | Belarusian | open to translate | 3.2 | Europe - Belarus |
| 0 | Chuvash | open to translate | 1 | Europe - Russia, Central Asia |
| 24 | Esperanto | Mahatseva | 0.3 | Global |
| 0 | Ewe | open to translate | 3.6 | Africa - Ghana |
| 0 | Galician | open to translate | 2.3 | Europe - Spain |
| 1 | Welsh | SakyaRasa/Kevin | 0.8 | Europe - Wales |
| 0 | Uzbek | open to translate | 27 | Asia - Uzbekistan |
| 0 | Udmurt | open to translate | 0.5 | Europe - Russia |
| 0 | Twi | open to translate | 7 | Africa - Ghana |
| 8 | Turkmen | Azat/Tulasi | 7 | Asia - Turkmenistan |
| 0 | Tswana | open to translate | 7.7 | Africa - South Africa, Botswana |
| 0 | Tibetan | open to translate | 8 | Asia - Tibet |
| 0 | Tatar | open to translate | 5.3 | Asia - Russia |
| 0 | Tajik | open to translate | 4.5 | Asia - Tajikistan |
| 0 | Swati | open to translate | 3 | Africa - South Africa, Swaziland |
| 3 | Newari | Lawesh/Poonam/Sundar | 1 | Asia - Nepal |
| 0 | Manipuri | open to translate | 1.5 | India - Manipur |
| 0 | Georgian | open to translate | 4.3 | Asia - Georgia |
| 0 | Icelandic | open to translate | 0.3 | Europe - Iceland |
| 0 | Igbo | open to translate | 25 | Africa - Nigeria |
| 0 | Karakalpak | open to translate | 0.4 | Asia - Uzbekistan |
| 9 | Kazakh | Radheshyama | 11 | Asia - Kazakhstan |
| 0 | Khmer | open to translate | 16 | Asia - Cambodia |
| 4 | Kurdish | Yasin | 25 | Asia - Iran, Iraq |
| 0 | Kyrgyz | open to translate | 4 | Asia - Kyrgyzstan |
| 0 | Lao | open to translate | 25 | Asia - Thailand, Laos |
| 0 | Limburgish | open to translate | 1.3 | Europe - Netherlands |
| 0 | Lingala | open to translate | 10 | Africa - Congo |
| 0 | Berber | open to translate | 25 | Africa - North Africa |
| 0 | Fula | open to translate | 25 | Africa - West Africa |
| 0 | Malagasy | open to translate | 18 | Africa - Madagascar |
| 0 | Sardinian | open to translate | 1 | Europe - Italy |
| 0 | Maltese | open to translate | 0.5 | Europe - Malta |
| 0 | Scots | open to translate | 1.5 | Europe - Scotland |
| 0 | Irish | open to translate | 1.3 | Europe - Ireland |
| 24 | Bhojpuri | Sacisuta Nitai | 40 | India - Bihar, Uttar Pradesh |
| 0 | Dogri | open to translate | 5 | India - Jammu and Kashmir |
| 0 | Kashmiri | open to translate | 5.6 | India - Jammu and Kashmir |
| 0 | Konkani | open to translate | 7.4 | India - West |
| 5 | Maithili | Paramanand / Sacisuta Nitai | 34 | India, Nepal |
| 0 | Santali | open to translate | 6.3 | India - East |
| 0 | Aramaic | open to translate | 0.4 | Asia - Middle East |
| 0 | Chechen | open to translate | 1.4 | Asia - Chechnya |
| 0 | Venda | open to translate | 1.7 | Africa - South Africa |
| 0 | Tsonga | open to translate | 13 | Africa - South |
| 0 | Luxembourgish | open to translate | 0.4 | Europe - Luxembourg |
| 0 | Tigrinya | open to translate | 7 | Africa - Eritrea, Ethiopia |
| 0 | Susu | open to translate | 1 | Africa - Guinea, Sierra Leone |
| 0 | Southern Ndebele | open to translate | 2 | Africa - South Africa |
| 0 | Northern Ndebele | open to translate | 1.6 | Africa - Zimbabwe |
| 0 | Southern Sotho | open to translate | 8 | Africa - Lesotho, South Africa |
| 0 | Northern Sotho | open to translate | 9 | Africa - South Africa |
| 0 | Soninke | open to translate | 2.1 | Africa - Mali |
| 0 | Somali | open to translate | 17 | Africa - Somalia |
| 0 | Shona | open to translate | 15 | Africa - Zimbabwe |
| 0 | Sango | open to translate | 1.5 | Africa - Central |
| 0 | Oromo | open to translate | 26 | Africa - Ethiopia |
| 0 | Maasai | open to translate | 1.3 | Africa - Kenya |
| 0 | Mende | open to translate | 1.5 | Africa - Sierra Leone |
| 0 | Mandinka | open to translate | 1.3 | Africa - Mali, Senegal |
| 0 | Luo | open to translate | 6 | Africa - Kenya, Tanzania |
| 0 | Luhya | open to translate | 0.2 | Africa - Kenya |
| 0 | Kirundi | open to translate | 9 | Africa - Burundi |
| 0 | Kinyarwanda | open to translate | 10 | Africa - Rwanda |
| 0 | Kanuri | open to translate | 4 | Africa - Nigeria |
| 0 | Gikuya | open to translate | 6.6 | Africa - Kenya |
| 0 | Dyula (Jula) | open to translate | 15 | Africa - Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali |
| 0 | Chewa (Nyanja) | open to translate | 12 | Africa - Zambia, Malawi |
| 0 | Bambara | open to translate | 6 | Africa - Mali
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