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The Book of Common Prayer in other Languages

The Book of Common Prayer has been published in about 200 different languages other than English. All those online of which we are aware are given below. For each translation, the English-language BCP edition used is given first, then the date the translation was printed, and finally Griffiths' designation and any other comments. "Griffiths" indicates entries in David Griffiths' Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer. Texts on this site are linked to in bold. Many of these texts come from Google Books or the Internet Archive; these are all in PDF graphics, meaning each page of text is presented as if it was a picture, so, while they can usually be read easily, the text cannot be extracted without use of an OCR program. The Internet Archive does provide OCR text results, but these are uncorrected and typically contain many errors.

Ainu: (Japan)
1662: 1896, Griffiths 4:1

Aoba (Ambae): (Vanuatu)
Melanesia 1965: 1970 (portions only)

Arabic:
1662: 1902, Griffiths 8:9

Bauro: See San Cristobal

Beaver: (British Columbia & Alberta)
1662: 1886, portions in syllabics

Binandere: (Papua New Guinea)
1662: 1916 Holy Communion

Chinese:
1662: 1864 Morning Prayer
US 1928: 1964 Morning Prayer

Chipewyan:
1662: 1881, Griffiths 19:2

Chippewa: See Ojibwe

Cowitchan: (Canada)
1662: 1894, Portions of Holy Communion

Cree: (Canada)
1662: 1855, Griffiths 21:1 (Eastern or Swampy Cree)
1662: 1884, Griffiths 21:3b, portions (Eastern or Swampy Cree)
1662: 1917, Griffiths 21:7 (Eastern or Swampy Cree)
1662: 1949, Griffiths 23:3; (Moose Cree) also in PDF graphics from 1902 and 1889.

Dakota: (US)
US 1789: 1870, Griffiths 24:2
US 1789: 1891, Griffiths 24:4
US 1789: 1895, 1900, Griffiths 24:3
US 1928: 1962, Griffiths 24:7

Dayak: (Borneo)
1662: 1915, Griffiths 28:3, in Sea Dyak, or Iban

Delaware: (US, Canada)
1662: 1886, Griffiths 29:2

Dutch:
1662: 1838, Griffiths 31:6
1662: 1853, Griffiths 31:7

Eskimo-Aleut: (Canada, Alaska)
1662: 1881, Griffiths 32:1
1662: 1900, Griffiths 32:2
US 1892: 1923, Griffiths 34:1 (in Inupiaq, or Tigara)

Esperanto:
1662: 1919, Morning & Evening Prayer, & Litany

Florida: See Nggela

French:
1662: 1729, Griffiths 36:21
US 1789: 1803, Griffiths 36:37
US 1789: 1846, Griffiths 36:61; also in PDF graphics; also 1860 printing
1662: 1889, Griffiths 36:69
US 1928: 1958, Griffiths 36:75 & 36:76
Canada 1962: 1967, Griffiths 36:77
Canada BAS: 2002
1662 Evening Prayer in Jerriais (French dialect of the Channel Is.)

Gaelic: See Irish Gaelic, Manx Gaelic, or Scots Gaelic

Gela: See Nggela

German:
US 1892: 1892. Griffiths 40:20
US 1892: 1901, Griffiths 40:21
1662: 1908, Griffiths 40:16

Gitxsan: (BC, Canada)
1662: 1881, Selected prayers

Greek:
1662: 1923, Griffiths 45:8 (in "Ecclesiastical" Greek)

Gwich'in: (Yukon, Canada)
1662: 1885, Griffiths 82:2 in Kutchin, or Takudh

Haida: (BC, Canada)
1662: 1899, Portions only; also from the Internet Archive

Hebrew:
1662: 1836, Griffiths 51:3

Ho: (India)
1662: 1902, Griffiths 53:1

Hungarian:
US 1892: 1915, Griffiths 54:1

Iban: See Dayak

Igbo: (Nigeria)
1662: 1871, Griffiths 55:1 (Isuama dialect)
1662: 1907, Griffiths 55:2 (Isuama dialect)
1662: 1977, Griffiths 58:1 (in Igbo Union)

Igorot: (Philippines)
US 1892: 1910, Portions only

Ikuktitut: see Eskimo

Inuit: See Eskimo-Aleut

Irish Gaelic:
Ireland 1926: 1965, Griffiths 64:11
Ireland 2004: 2004

Isikiri (Nigeria):
1662: 1909, Portions, Griffiths 196:5

Isuama: See Igbo

Italian:
US 1892: 1904, Griffiths 66:15

Japanese:
Japan 1959: 1964 (in Roman characters)

Kaguru: (Tanzania)
1662: 1895, Griffiths 70:1

Korean:
Korea 1962 Holy Eucharist

Kutchin: See Gwich'in

Kwak'wala: (or Kwagūtl; BC, Canada)
1662: 1888, Morning & Evening Prayer, Litany; Griffiths 83:1
1662: 1900, Holy Communion, Baptism, Catechism / Confirmation, Griffiths 83:1

Lakon: (Gaua Island, Vanuatu)
1662: 1897, Griffiths 85:1

Latin:
1559: 1847, Griffiths 87:32 & 87:3; also in PDF graphics
1662: 1869, Griffiths 87:35
1662: 1910, Griffiths 87:36; also in PDF graphics, 1877
US 1979, 2001

Lavakuleve: (Solomon Is.)
Melanesia 1938: 1951, Portions only

Lengua: (Paraguay)
1662: ~1907 Holy Communion

Luganda: (Uganda)
1662: 1900 Morning Prayer + Litany
1662: 1905, Griffiths 38:5

Malayalam: (India)
Church of South India 1954 Holy Communion

Manx Gaelic: (Isle of Man)
1662: 1895, Griffiths 105:10; also from the Internet Archive, Vol 1 & Vol 2 (Psalter)
1662: 1924, 1930, 1951, Evening Prayer

Meriam: (Torres Straits Islands, Australia)
1662: 1957, Holy Communion

Maori: (New Zealand)
1662: 1883, Griffiths 106:11

Mohawk: (US & Canada)
1662: 1780, Griffiths 111:4
1662: 1787. Griffiths 111:5
US 1789: 1816 (Prayers only, in Oneida)
1662: 1842, Griffiths 111:8
US 1789: 1867, Griffiths 111:10
US 1789: 1875, Griffiths 111:11

Mota: (Vanuatu)
1662: 1896, Griffiths 113:5
1662: 1947, portions

Munsee: See Delaware

Nggela: (Gela or Florida; Solomon Is.)
1662: 1882, Griffiths 39:3

Nisga'a: (BC, Canada)
1662: 1889, Griffiths 121:1 (portions)
Qu'Appelle: 1977, Holy Communion

Nlaka'pamux: (BC, Canada)
1662: 1878, portions only
1662: 1880, Marriage, Visitation of the Sick & Burial

Norwegian:
US 1789: 1874, Griffiths 123:1 (portions only)

Ojibwe: (US & Canada)
US 1789: 1844, Portions only (in Ottawa)
1662: 1846, Griffiths 129:1 (in Chippewa)
1662: 1880, Griffiths 129:5
1662: 1882, Griffiths 129:6

Omba: See Aoba

Oneida: See Mohawk

Ottawa: See Ojibwe

Pileni: (Solomon Is.)
1662: 1918, Griffiths 140:1 (portions only)

Portuguese:
US 1928: 1950, Griffiths 137:10 (for use in Brazil)
Portugal 1991, Griffiths 137:13

Raga: (Vanuatu)
1938 Melanesian: 1954, Holy Communion and additional devotions

San Cristobal: (Solomon Is.)
1662: 1858, Griffiths 146:1; Portions, in Bauro

Savosavo: (Solomon Is.)
Melanesia 1965: 1978 Holy Communion

Scots Gaelic:
1662: 1794, Griffiths 37:1
1662: 1881, Griffiths 37:4
1662: 1895, Griffiths 37:5
Scot. 1970: 1970 Communion Service
Scot. 1982: 1993 Communion Service

Selako: (Borneo)
C of E 1928: Portions

Sea Dyak: See Dayak

Shekiri: See Isikiri

Sikaiana: (Solomon Is.)
1662: 1932, Portions

Slavey: (Canada)
1662: 1882, Griffiths 158:1; also from the Internet Archive
1662: 1891, Griffiths 158:3

Spanish:
1662: 1715, Griffths 162:3
1662: 1923, Griffiths 162:12
US 1928: 1955, Griffiths 162:18
Chile 1973: 1973, Griffiths 162:19
US 1979: 1984, Griffiths 162:20

Susu: (Guinea, Sierra Leone)
1662: 1861, Griffiths 160:2

Swahili: (East Africa)
1662: 1943, Griffiths 165:4 (Kimvita or Mombasa dialect)
1662: 1896, Griffiths 166:2 (Kiunguja or Zanzibar dialect)
Zanzibar 1919: 1956, Griffiths 166:5 (Kiunguja or Zanzibar dialect)
Congo 1998: 1998

Swedish:
US 1892: 1913, Griffiths 168:1

Takudh: See Gwich'in

Thompson: See Nlaka'pamux

Tigara: See Eskimo-Aleut

Tikopia (Solomon Is.)
Melanesian: 1994 (Holy Communion only)

Tongan: (Tonga)
1662: 1912

Tsimshian (British Columbia & Alaska)
1662: 1882, Griffiths 198:1 (portions); also from the Internet Archive
1662: 1892, Griffiths 198:2

Turkish:
1662: 1883, Griffiths 183:4 (in Arabic type)

Ukrainian:
Canada 1918: 1926, Griffiths 185:1

Urdu:
1662: 1908, Griffiths 187:23 (in Roman chracters)

Welsh:
1662: 1823, Griffiths 192:47
1662: 1860, Griffiths 192:57
1662: 1883, Griffiths 192:58 (Welsh & English)
1662: 1896 & 1938, Griffiths 192:61 & 192:67
Wales 1966 Trial Holy Communion
Wales 2004: 2004 Holy Communion
Wales 2004: 2007, Marriage & Burial

Xhosa: (South Africa)
1662: 1949 Griffiths 193:5

Zimshian: See Tsimshian

Zulu: (South Africa)
1662: 1915, Griffiths 199:9

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