The Open Tamil Bible (TAMOTB)
Overview
The Open Tamil Bible is the Indian Revised Version (IRV) of the full Bible in the Tamil language, produced by Bridge Connectivity Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and published in 2019. [1] Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken by approximately 75 million people, primarily in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in Sri Lanka. The IRV is part of a multi-language open-access Bible translation project covering numerous Indian languages, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. [1] The translation process involved initial drafting by mother-tongue translators, followed by community checking by local churches, theological and linguistic consultant review, and church network leadership verification. [2] The text is distributed digitally through the Free Bibles India platform, the VachanOnline Scripture engagement website, and the YouVersion Bible app. [1]
Language and People
Tamil (ISO 639-3: tam) is spoken by approximately 75,000,000 people in India: Index Map. [Glottolog: tami1289]
Publishing and Organizations
Published by Bridge Connectivity Solutions.
References
- [1] இண்டியன் ரிவைஸ்டு வெர்ஸன் (IRV) - தமிழ் - eBible.org. Tamil IRV Bible details including copyright and licensing.
- [2] ଇଣ୍ଡିୟାନ ରିୱାଇସ୍ଡ୍ ୱରସନ୍ ଓଡିଆ - eBible.org. IRV translation process stages described on the Odia IRV page, applicable to the BCS multi-language project.
- Full Bible (archived) - Online text, Free Bibles India
- இண்டியன் ரிவைஸ்டு வெர்ஸன் (IRV) - தமிழ் - Online text, Bridge Connectivity Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
- Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
- Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.