Santali is spoken by 5,815,000 people: 5,675,000 in India, 100,000 in Bangladesh, 40,000 in Nepal.
Publishing History
Part of the Bible was published for the first time in 1868.
The New Testament was first published in 1887.
The complete Bible was first published in 1914.
This Page
This shows the first few verses from John's Gospel in the Union version, first published in 1961 by BSIC, (Bible Society of India and Ceylon), Bangalore. This page is taken from a New Testament published in 1981 by The Bangladesh Bible Society, Hong Kong.
Part of the Bible was published for the first time in 1868.
The New Testament was first published in 1887.
The complete Bible was first published in 1914.