The Open Malayalam Bible (MALOMB)
Overview
The Open Malayalam Bible is the Indian Revised Version (IRV) in Malayalam, produced by Bridge Connectivity Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 4.0 license, making it a freely redistributable and modifiable Bible translation. [1] Malayalam is spoken by approximately 37 million people, primarily in the state of Kerala, India. Malayalam Bible translation has a long history — the earliest translation was initiated in 1807 by Kayamkulam Philippos Ramban and published in 1811, known as the Ramban Bible. [2] The Open Malayalam Bible is a modern revision building on this tradition.
Language and People
Malayalam (ISO 639-3: mal) is spoken by approximately 37,100,000 people in India: Index Map. [Glottolog: mala1464]
Publishing and Organizations Translation type: Revision.
References
- [1] Indian Revised Version — Malayalam (archived) - Open.Bible. Details of the open-source Malayalam translation.
- [2] ebible.org — Malayalam - ebible.org. Historical context for Malayalam Bible translation.
- NT (archived) - Online text, Free Bibles India
- സത്യവേദപുസ്തകം C.L. (BSI) - Online text, Bible Society of India
- ഇന്ത്യൻ റിവൈസ്ഡ് വേർഷൻ - മലയാളം - Online text, Bridge Connectivity Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
- Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
- Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.