Kabba Kaba New Testament (KSPWBT)

Overview

The Kaba New Testament is the first complete New Testament in the Kaba language (also known as Kabba or Kaba de Paoua), a Bongo-Bagirmi language of the Central Sudanic family spoken in the Ouham and Ouham-Pende prefectures of the Central African Republic [1][2]. The translation was produced through a partnership between ACATBA (Association Centrafricaine de Traduction de la Bible et Alphabetisation) and Wycliffe Bible Translators, with the Kaba translation team working for approximately 25 years on the project [3]. Bible portions were first published between 2005 and 2008, and the New Testament was completed in 2020 [2]. The Kabba people number approximately 111,000 in the Central African Republic, with roughly half identifying as Christian and half practicing ethnic religions [2]. Due to years of armed conflict in the region, translators at times had to live outside their language areas while working on the New Testament and were unable to conduct literacy programs in their home communities during that period [3].

Language and People

Kaba (ISO 639-3: ksp) is spoken by approximately 142,000 people in Central African Republic. [Glottolog: kaba1281]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Wycliffe Bible Translators USA.

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