Somba-Siawari Bible (BMUPNG)

Overview

The New Testament and portions of the Old Testament in the Somba-Siawari language of Papua New Guinea, also called the Burum-Mindik language. The original translation was completed in 1992 by Wycliffe Bible Translators and published by the Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, with a revised edition following in 2002. [1] The text is titled Sampela hap Buk Baibel long tokples Burum Mindik long Niugini and is distributed under a Creative Commons license. [1]

Language and People

Somba-Siawari (ISO 639-3: bmu), also known as Burum-Mindik, is a Papuan language spoken in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The language has two principal dialects, Somba and Siawari, from which it takes its name. [2] It is spoken by approximately 10,000 people in Papua New Guinea, Map 11. [Glottolog: buru1306]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Bible Society of Papua New Guinea. The translation was carried out by Wycliffe Bible Translators, with copyright held jointly (1992, 2002) by the Bible Society of Papua New Guinea. [1]

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