Ingīl Marqus 1927 — Romanised Sudanese Arabic Gospel of Mark (Sudan)
Overview
Ingīl Marqus ("Gospel of Mark") is the Gospel of Mark in Sudanese Spoken Arabic, transliterated into the Latin/Roman script, published in 1927 by a Bible Society (exact society unspecified in available records) and available via YouVersion/Bible.com (ID 3321; abbreviation: APD1927). This is a Public Domain historical scripture text. The 1927 Roman-script edition reflects the practice of some early 20th-century missionary publishers who used Latin transliteration to make scripture accessible to speakers of Arabic dialects who were familiar with Roman script (common among those with European missionary-school education) but not Arabic script. Sudanese Arabic (ISO 639-3: apd; autonym: لهجة سودانية) is the spoken Arabic variety of Sudan.
Language and People
Sudanese Arabic (ISO 639-3: apd) is an Afroasiatic language: Afroasiatic → Semitic → Central Semitic → Arabic → Sudanese Arabic variety. For a detailed description of the language and its speakers, see the companion entry for the modern Sudanese Arabic Sharif Version (APDAS2). The 1927 Romanised edition serves as a historical document of early 20th-century Sudanese Arabic vernacular scripture outreach.
Historical Context
The romanization of Arabic-dialect scriptures was a specialized 19th–early 20th-century missionary practice applied to several Arabic-speaking communities where standard Arabic script literacy was low among target communities. Sudan in 1927 was the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (a British-Egyptian condominium), and the British-connected Bible societies had greater access to Sudan than they would after independence. The Roman-script Mark represents early efforts to reach Sudanese speakers who could read Latin characters from mission-school education.
Publishing and Organizations
Published by a Bible Society (likely the British and Foreign Bible Society or affiliated body) in 1927; now Public Domain. The digital YouVersion edition (abbreviation: APD1927) was prepared to preserve this historical text.