Karelian New Testament (KRLIBT)

Overview

The New Testament in Northern Karelian ("Uuši Šana") was translated through the efforts of the Institute for Bible Translation in Helsinki, alongside experts in the Karelian language including Zinaida Dubinina, Nina Zaitseva, and Raisa Remshueva. [1] Northern Karelian (also called Karelian proper) is a Finnic language closely related to Finnish, spoken primarily in the Republic of Karelia in northwestern Russia. The Northern Karelian New Testament is one of two Karelian-language New Testaments produced by IBT Helsinki; the other is "Uuzi Sana" in the Livvi-Karelian dialect, completed in 2003. [1] In 2008, the Livvi-Karelian translation was made into an audiobook, since many Karelians were not able to read the Latin alphabet used in written Karelian. [1]

Language and People

Karelian (ISO 639-3: krl) is spoken by approximately 30,600 people in Republic of Karelia, Russia. [Glottolog: kare1335]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Institute for Bible Translation - Helsinki.

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