Quiotepec Chinantec New Testament (CHQBLI)

Overview

The Quiotepec Chinantec New Testament was published in 1983 by Liga Biblica Internacional, with text copyright held by Wycliffe Bible Translators. [1] Bible portions in Quiotepec Chinantec first appeared in 1968, preceding the completed New Testament by fifteen years. [2] Quiotepec Chinantec (also called Highland Chinantec or "juu jmiih") is one of several Chinantecan languages of the Oto-Manguean family spoken in northern Oaxaca. A complete Old Testament has not yet been translated. [2]

Language and People

Quiotepec Chinantec (ISO 639-3: chq) is spoken by approximately 11,000 people in the Etla and Ixtlan districts of Oaxaca state, Mexico, including the communities of San Juan Quiotepec, San Pedro Yolox, and neighboring towns. [2] It belongs to the Chinantecan branch of the Oto-Manguean language family. The various Chinantec languages are mutually unintelligible and are sometimes classified as separate languages rather than dialects. [2] [Glottolog: quio1240]

Publishing and Organizations

Created by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. Published by Bible League International. Translation type: First.

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