The Open Telugu Bible (TELOTB)

Overview

The Open Telugu Bible is the Indian Revised Version (IRV) of the full Bible in the Telugu language, produced by Bridge Connectivity Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and first published in 2017. [1] Telugu is a Dravidian language spoken by approximately 82 million people, primarily in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 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

Telugu (ISO 639-3: tel) is spoken by approximately 82,000,000 people in India: Index Map. [Glottolog: telu1262]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Bridge Connectivity Solutions.

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