Ese Ejja New Testament (ESEWBT)

Overview

The Ese Ejja New Testament, titled Eyacuiñajjija Esohui in the vernacular, is a translation of the New Testament into the Ese Ejja language, a Tacanan language spoken by approximately 1,500 people in the lowland Amazon regions of Bolivia and Peru [1][2]. The translation was originally published in 1984 and later revised, with the current edition copyrighted in 2012 by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. [3]. Both Wycliffe Bible Translators and Ethnos360 (formerly New Tribes Mission) have been involved in Scripture work among the Ese Ejja, with Ethnos360 missionaries Mike and Cher Riepma serving among the Ese Ejja people in Bolivia [4][5]. The Bolivian Bible Society also contributed to Ese Ejja literacy efforts, printing 1,000 copies of the first Ese Ejja primer without charge [6]. The Ese Ejja are distributed across nine villages in southwestern Amazonia in the departments of La Paz, Beni, and Pando in Bolivia and Madre de Dios in Peru, and the language continues to be spoken in daily life in most communities [1][2].

Language and People

Ese Ejja (ISO 639-3: ese) is spoken by approximately 1,110 people in Bolivia. [Glottolog: esee1248]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Wycliffe Bible Translators USA.

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