Ndokwa New Testament (UKWMLT)
Overview
The Ndokwa New Testament was completed in 2021 by Mission for Language Translation, making the full New Testament available to speakers of this Niger Delta language for the first time. The translation project was documented in progress as recently as 2022, when translators were sharing draft portions of John's Gospel with community members to verify meaning and naturalness. The completion of the New Testament represents a milestone for a community of several hundred thousand people who had long lacked Scripture in their mother tongue. No complete Bible has yet been reported for this language.
Language and People
Ndokwa (ISO 639-3: ukw), also known as Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni or Ukwuani, is spoken by approximately 359,000–510,000 people in Delta State, Nigeria, primarily in the Ukwuani, Ndokwa East, and Ndokwa West local government areas of the western Niger Delta. The language belongs to the Igboid subgroup of the Volta-Niger branch of the Niger-Congo family and is mutually intelligible with certain Igbo dialects. It is one of 27 Nigerian languages approved by the Federal Government for mother-tongue education.
Publishing and Organizations
Published by Mission for Language Translation. The project was also supported through the JESUS Film in Ndokwa Ukwuani, produced by a coalition of organizations including Global Recordings Network.
References
- NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing