Maale Bible (MDYBSE)

Overview

The Maale Bible, titled ጌኤዦ ማፃኣፖ (Ge'ezho Mats'aapo), is a complete Old and New Testament published in 2008 as a joint effort by The Word for the World International and the Bible Society of Ethiopia. [1] [2] Written in the Ethiopic (Ge'ez) script, it provides the full Protestant canon to the Maale-speaking community of southwestern Ethiopia. The translation is classified as a new translation, meaning it was not a revision of a prior Maale Bible but rather an original work. [3] A separate New Testament edition was also published by the Bible Society of Ethiopia. [4]

Language and People

Male (Ethiopia) (ISO 639-3: mdy) is spoken by approximately 94,700 people in Southwestern Ethiopia. [Glottolog: male1284]

Maale (also spelled Male or Maalé) is an Omotic language of the North-West Ometo branch, spoken in the lower Omo Valley of southwestern Ethiopia. [5] The Maale people inhabit the South Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR). Their territory lies in the highlands and lowlands west of Lake Chamo. The language is classified as threatened, with assessments noting it as vulnerable. [5] The Maale people are primarily agriculturalists, and their language and cultural practices are part of the broader Omotic-speaking cultural zone of the Omo Valley.

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Bible Society of Ethiopia. Translation type: New.

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