Tektiteko New Testament (TTCWBT)

Overview

The Tektiteko New Testament was completed in October 2003, published in 2004, and publicly dedicated on January 1, 2005, providing Scripture in one of the most endangered Mayan languages of Guatemala. [1] A translation team was assigned to the project in 1978, making the total translation effort span approximately 25 years. [1] Tektiteko (also known as Tektitek or Teko) belongs to the Mamean branch of the Mayan language family and is closely related to Mam, Awakateko, and Ixil. [2] The language is spoken by an estimated 2,000 to 6,000 people (figures vary by source) principally in the municipality of Tectitan in the Huehuetenango department of western Guatemala, near the Mexican border, with some speakers also found in Chiapas, Mexico. [3] The translation was part of SIL's work in Guatemala, where translators arrived in 1952 and over nearly five decades completed 24 New Testament translations and two complete Bibles before closing their branch office in 2001. [4]

Language and People

Tektiteko (ISO 639-3: ttc) is spoken by approximately 4,900 people in Guatemala. [Glottolog: tekt1235]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Wycliffe Bible Translators USA.

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