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. 23 languages are already completed, with 18 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, the translators, the number of speakers and where it is spoken.
Status of Videos | Language | Translators | Speakers (Millions) | Where Spoken (Major) |
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2 | Chinese Simplified | Yamuna Jivani | 1151 | Asia - China, Malaysia, Taiwan |
13 | Chinese Traditional | Radhananda | 1151 | Asia - China, Malaysia, Taiwan |
24 | English | Rishab | 1000 | USA, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand |
24 | Spanish | Gandhara | 500 | Europe - Mexico, Central and South America, Spain |
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 |
15 | Portuguese (Pt) | Nityananda | 60 | Europe - Portugal, Southern Africa |
24 | Portuguese (Br) | Gauri Gopika | 202 | South America - Brazil |
4 | Bengali | Ajita/Archana | 215 | India - Eastern, Bangladesh |
24 | French | Marc2 | 200 | Europe - France, Canada, West Africa, Central Africa |
0 | Malay, Indonesian | open to translate | 175 | SE Asia - Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore |
24 | German | Revati | 166 | Europe - Germany, Austria, Central Europe |
24 | Swahili | Omkar Mukund | 140 | Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda |
0 | Japanese | open to translate | 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 |
17 | 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 |
2 | Telugu | Krishna Kishor | 74 | India - South |
0 | Marathi | open to translate | 72 | India - West |
24 | Italian | Mahatseva | 62 | Europe - Italy, Central Europe |
0 | Thai | open to translate | 60 | SE Asia - Thailand, Laos |
0 | Cantonese | open to translate | 55 | Asia - Southern China |
0 | Kannada | open to translate | 47 | India - South |
24 | Gujarati | Rukmini Govind | 46 | India - West, Kenya |
0 | Polish | open to translate | 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 |
0 | Malayalam | open to translate | 38 | India - Kerala |
0 | Ukrainian | open to translate | 37 | Europe - Ukraine |
0 | Oriya | open to translate | 33 | India - Odisha |
0 | Marwari | open to translate | 31 | India - Rajasthan, Pakistan |
2 | Dutch | Rene | 28 | Europe - Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname |
0 | Haryanvi | open to translate | 28 | India - Haryana, Delhi |
0 | Romanian | open to translate | 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 |
6 | Nepali | Vrajendra Suta | 17 | India - Nepal, Bhutan |
0 | Singhalese | open to translate | 16 | Asia - Sri Lanka |
3 | Hungarian | Tattva Darshana | 15 | Europe - Hungary |
6 | Greek | Namasankirtan | 13.1 | Europe - Greece, Cyprus |
0 | Chittagonian | open to translate | 13 | Asia - Bangladesh |
0 | Azerbaijani, South | open to translate | 12 | Asia - Iran |
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 |
11 | 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 |
16 | Lithuanian | Adre / Yugala Priti / Paulius | 3.2 | Europe - Lithuania |
2 | Magar | Laxmi/Lawesh/Sundar | .8 | Asia - Nepal, India |
0 | Macedonian | open to translate | 2.5 | Europe - Macedonia |
13 | 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 |
5 | Serbian | Alakananda | 10 | Europe - Serbia |
7 | Amharic | Maha Prasad | 22 | Africa - Ethiopia |
0 | Assamese | open to translate | 16 | India - Assam |
0 | Catalan | open to translate | 7.2 | Europe - Spain |
0 | Mauritian Creole | open to translate | 1.3 | Africa - Mauritius |
0 | Fanti | open to translate | 1.9 | Africa - Ghana |
0 | Bashkir | open to translate | 1.2 | Europe - Russia, Central Asia |
0 | Basque | open to translate | 0.7 | Europe - Spain |
1 | 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 |
0 | Esperanto | open to translate | 0.3 | Global |
0 | Ewe | open to translate | 3.6 | Africa - Ghana |
0 | Galician | open to translate | 2.3 | Europe - Spain |
0 | Welsh | open to translate | 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 |
0 | Turkmen | open to translate | 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 |
0 | Newari | open to translate | 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 |
0 | Kazakh | open to translate | 11 | Asia - Kazakhstan |
0 | Khmer | open to translate | 16 | Asia - Cambodia |
0 | Kurdish | open to translate | 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 |
0 | Bhojpuri | open to translate | 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 |
0 | Maithili | open to translate | 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 |