Orokaiva Etija New Testament (OKVWBT)

Overview

The Orokaiva Etija New Testament, titled "God Ta Duru Javotoho," was published in 1988 by Wycliffe Bible Translators. Orokaiva is a Trans-New Guinea language of the Binandere family spoken in approximately 200 villages around Popondetta in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea, with an estimated 26,500 speakers in the central lowland area [1][2]. Etija (also spelled Ehija) is one of several dialect varieties within the Orokaiva language area, situated in the more central part of the Orokaiva-speaking region near the Popondetta district [2][3]. The Orokaiva people inhabit territory stretching from the coast at Buna to the northern slopes of Mount Lamington, a region that was devastated by the catastrophic 1951 eruption of Mount Lamington [1]. The dialect divisions within Orokaiva are relatively minor, forming a dialect chain described by Sanders (1977) as ranging between an estimated 70-80 percent cognate similarity from east to west [3].

Language and People

Orokaiva (ISO 639-3: okv) is spoken by approximately 35,000 people in Papua New Guinea, Map 16. [Glottolog: orok1269]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. Translation type: New.

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