ဓမ္မသစ်ကျမ်း ထားဝယ်ဘာသာစကား (TVNEBL)
Overview
This is the New Testament in the Tavoyan (Dawei) language, published by The Word for the World International in 2024. [1] Tavoyan is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by approximately 461,000 people in the northern Tanintharyi Region of southeastern Myanmar, centered around the city of Dawei (formerly Tavoy). [2][3] The language has 87% lexical similarity with Standard Burmese but is considered a distinct variety, and its speakers are classified by the Myanmar government as a subgroup of the Bamar. [4] The Word for the World International, founded in 1981 by Dr. Véroni Krüger, focuses on empowering nationals to translate the Bible for their own people. [5] This translation is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 4.0 license. [1]
References
- [1] Tavoyan New Testament - eBible.org - Publication details, copyright, and distribution license.
- [2] Tavoyan language resources - Joshua Project - Speaker population and Bible translation status.
- [3] Dawei, Tavoyan in Myanmar - Joshua Project - People group profile and geographic location.
- [4] Tavoyan dialects - Wikipedia - Linguistic classification and relationship to Standard Burmese.
- [5] About Us - The Word for the World (archived) - Organization history and translation methodology.
- bible.com - YouVersion.