Friends Missionary Prayer Band Version (KRUFMP)

Overview

The Friends Missionary Prayer Band Version is a New Testament translation in the Kurukh language, published in 2012 by the Bible Society of India. [1] Kurukh (also known as Oraon or Kurux) is a North Dravidian language spoken by the Oraon tribal people across several states in eastern and central India, as well as in Bangladesh and Nepal. [2] The translation was produced through the collaborative efforts of the Friends Missionary Prayer Band (FMPB), an Indian interdenominational missionary organization founded in 1959 in Tamil Nadu that has undertaken Bible translation projects in 14 languages, including Kurux. [3] The text is written in the Latin script.

Language and People

Kurukh (ISO 639-3: kru) is spoken by approximately 2,083,700 people in Bangladesh. [Glottolog: kuru1302]

Kurukh is a North Dravidian language, making it linguistically distinct from the Indo-Aryan languages that surround it. The Oraon people, who speak Kurukh, are one of the largest tribal groups in India, with significant populations in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, and Bihar. [2]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Bible Society of India.

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