The New Testament in Konda-Dora (KFCKSS)
Overview
The New Testament in Konda-Dora, titled "కొండ బాసదు నెగ్గి కబ్రు" (2006), is a translation into the Konda-Dora language, a South-Central Dravidian language related to Telugu and spoken by the Konda-Dora scheduled tribe in the districts of Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, and East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh, as well as the Koraput district of Odisha [1][2]. The translation was published in 2006 and is copyrighted by the Konda Tribal Development Foundation (KTDF), which also maintains the kondadora.org community web portal for accessing the scriptures in various formats [3][4]. The Konda-Dora people, also known as Konda, Kubi, or Porja, number approximately 247,000, with around 41,000 speakers of the Konda-Dora language [5]. A separate New Testament translation by The Word for the World (TWFTW) is also available in the related Konda Porja dialect [6]. The KFCKSS translation is available in audio format through Faith Comes By Hearing and digitally through several Bible platforms [3][4].
Language and People
Konda-Dora (ISO 639-3: kfc) is spoken by approximately 60,700 people in India, Map 7. [Glottolog: kond1295]
Publishing and Organizations
Published by Wycliffe Bible Translators USA.
References
- [1] Konda language (Dravidian) - Wikipedia. Language classification, geographic distribution, and speaker information.
- [2] Konda-Dora (archived) - South Asia Bibles. Language background and available scripture versions.
- [3] Konda Bible Page (archived) - Konda Community Web Portal. Scripture resources maintained by the Konda community.
- [4] Konda-Dora (2006 Konda Saduvu Samastha) (archived) - South Asia Bibles. Details on the 2006 translation edition.
- [5] Konda-Dora language resources - Joshua Project. Speaker population and Bible translation status.
- [6] Kondaporja (The Word For The World) (archived) - South Asia Bibles. Separate TWFTW translation in Konda Porja.
- Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
- కొండ బాసదు నెగ్గి కబ్రు 2006 - Online text, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.
- Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
- Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
- ebible.org entry - ebible.org.