International Translations
The spring issue of Box 4-5-9 features a cover article about the life-saving results of our international translations. With the recent publication of the Rarotongan language Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous is now available in 69 approved translations, and thus in 70 languages total, including the original English. Thirty-three (33) languages are printed and distributed by A.A.W.S., Inc., and 37 languages are licensed to be printed and distributed by local entities abroad (with 22 printed by both A.A.W.S., Inc. and international A.A. entities).
There are 21 Big Book translations pending, at various stages of completion, which includes 14 new translations and 7 revisions.
A.A. World Services, Inc. Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book)
Languages Available as of December 31, 2016
Printed by A.A.W.S.: 33
Language |
Country |
English |
U.S./Canada |
French |
U.S./Canada |
Spanish |
U.S./Canada |
American Sign Language |
U.S./Canada |
Amharic |
Ethiopia |
Arabic |
Bahrain |
Armenian |
Armenia |
Bulgarian |
Bulgaria |
Chinese – Simplified |
Mainland China |
Chinese – Traditional |
Taiwan |
Croatian |
Croatia |
Farsi – Persian |
Iran |
Greek |
Greece |
Hebrew |
Israel |
Indonesian |
Indonesia |
Khmer |
Cambodia |
Low German |
United States |
Maltese |
Malta |
Nepali |
Nepal |
Ojibway |
U.S./Canada |
Rarotongan |
Cook Islands |
Romanian |
Romania |
Saami |
Lapland |
Sinhala |
Sri Lanka |
Slovak |
Slovakia |
Swahili |
South Africa |
Tagalog |
Philippines |
Thai |
Thailand |
Tibetan |
Tibet |
Turkish |
Turkey |
Urdu |
Pakistan |
Vietnamese |
Vietnam |
Zulu |
South Africa |
Printed by Local Service Structures: 37
Language |
Country |
Afrikaans* |
South Africa |
Bengali |
India |
Danish* |
Denmark |
Czech* |
Czech Republic |
Dutch/Flemish* |
Netherlands |
Estonian |
Estonia |
Finnish* |
Finland |
German* |
Germany |
Gujarati |
India |
Hindi |
India |
Hungarian* |
Hungary |
Icelandic* |
Iceland |
Italian* |
Italy |
Japanese* |
Japan |
Kannada |
India |
Korean* |
South Korea |
Latvian* |
Latvia |
Lithuanian* |
Lithuania |
Luganda |
Uganda |
Malayalam |
India |
Marathi |
India |
Mizo* |
India |
Mongolian* |
Mongolia |
Norwegian* |
Norway |
Polish |
Poland |
Portuguese ñ Brazilian* |
Brazil |
Portuguese ñ European* |
Portugal |
Punjabi |
India |
Russian* |
Russia |
Slovene* |
Slovenia |
Swedish* |
Sweden |
Tamil |
India |
Telugu |
India |
Twi |
Ghana |
Ukrainian* |
Ukraine |
Welsh |
United Kingdom |
Xhosa |
South Africa |
Total Big Book Languages: 70*Items sold by A.A.W.S. and local structures.
A.A.W.S. Big Book Languages Pending: 21
Language |
Country |
Albanian |
Kosovo |
Aasamee |
India |
Bambara |
Mali |
Haitian Creole |
Haiti |
Hebrew (newly revised translation) |
Israel |
Indonesian (newly revised translation) |
Indonesia |
Konkani |
Goa – India |
K’iche’ (Mayan) |
Guatemala |
Macedonian |
Macedonia |
Laotian |
Lao |
Navajo |
USA |
Polish (newly revised translation) |
Poland |
Purepecha |
Mexico |
Q’eqchi’ (Mayan) |
Guatemala/ Belize |
Quechua (Inca) |
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Per˙ |
Slovak (newly revised translation) |
Slovakia |
Serbian |
Serbia |
Swedish (newly revised translation) |
Sweden |
Tatar |
Russia |
Thai (newly revised translation) |
Thailand |
Vietnamese (newly revised translation) |
USA |
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