Bukiyip 1994 Edition (APEWBT)

Overview

The Bukiyip 1994 Edition is the first New Testament translation in the Bukiyip (Mountain Arapesh) language, published in 1994 by Wycliffe Bible Translators. [1] The translation was the work of Robert Conrad, a missionary linguist trained at the Summer Institute of Linguistics and Moody Bible Institute, who worked in Papua New Guinea from 1962 to 2004. [2] Conrad and his wife translated the New Testament and Old Testament portions into four Arapesh languages, with the Bukiyip New Testament published in 1994. [2] Bukiyip is spoken by approximately 16,000 people between Yangoru and Maprik in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea. [3]

Language and People

Bukiyip (ISO 639-3: ape) is spoken by approximately 16,200 people in Papua New Guinea, Map 4. [Glottolog: buki1249]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by BL, South Holland, IL. Translation type: First.

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