Mapun New Testament (SJMWBT)

Overview

The Mapun New Testament is a translation of the New Testament into the Mapun language, completed in 1995 and copyrighted by Wycliffe Bible Translators in 2021. Mapun (also known as Sama Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi, Bajau Kagayan, or Cagayanen) is a Sama-Bajaw language belonging to the Austronesian family, classified under the Sulu-Borneo branch of Greater Barito. [1] The speakers, who call themselves Jama Mapun, are concentrated on Cagayan de Sulu (Mapun) island in Tawi-Tawi province, with additional communities in Sabah, Malaysia. [1] [2] The language has approximately 43,000 speakers in the Philippines and 58,000 total. [2]

Language and People

Mapun (ISO 639-3: sjm) is spoken by approximately 58,000 people in Malaysia - Sabah. [Glottolog: mapu1244]

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