The Open Chambeali Bible (CDHOCB)

Overview

The Open Chambeali Bible is a New Testament translation in the Chambeali language, published by The Love Fellowship and copyrighted by Bridge Connectivity Solutions. [1] Chambeali is a Western Pahari language spoken by approximately 126,000 people in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, India, and also in parts of Jammu and Kashmir. [2] The translation was released in Devanagari script and made available on the YouVersion Bible App under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. [1] Language-specific resources including Scripture portions, audio recordings, and LUMO Gospel Films are distributed through the chambeali.in website, which is sponsored by Operation Agape. [3] The translation is part of a broader initiative by The Love Fellowship to produce Scripture in multiple Western Pahari languages of the Himalayan region. [4]

Language and People

Chambeali (ISO 639-3: cdh) is spoken by approximately 126,000 people in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It belongs to the North-Western branch of the Western Pahari group of Indo-Aryan languages and is closely related to Kangri and other Western Pahari languages. [2] [Glottolog: cham1307]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by The Love Fellowship.

References