Altai New Testament 2017 (ALTIBT)

Overview

The 2017 Southern Altai New Testament is a revised bilingual Altai-Russian edition produced by the Institute for Bible Translation (IBT), founded in Stockholm in 1973. [1] Southern Altai is a Kipchak Turkic language of the Altai Republic in southern Siberia (central Russia), spoken by approximately 57,400 people. IBT's Altai programme published Mark in 1996, Luke and Acts in 2002, the first New Testament in 2003, and a revised New Testament in 2013 before the current edition. The 2003 edition was warmly received by the Altai community for "preserving many words that were fading from use," but readers later reported comprehension difficulties with complex syntax. [1] The 2017 revision reformulated these passages for greater naturalness and replaced archaic terms, with consultation from Christians of various denominations, professional linguists, and writers. [2] It includes a parallel Russian Synodal Version text, a glossary of biblical concepts, and explanatory footnotes.

Language and People

Southern Altai (ISO 639-3: alt) is spoken by approximately 57,400 people in Central Russia. [Glottolog: sout2694]

Publishing and Organizations Translation type: Revision.

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