Aninka NT Portion — Aninka (Ningye) Scripture Portion (Nigeria)
Overview
The Aninka NT Portion contains the Gospel of Luke in the Aninka language of Plateau State, Nigeria, published in 2025 by the Luke Initiative for Scripture Translation (LIST) and available via YouVersion/Bible.com (ID 4362; abbreviation: AQK), eBible.org, and as a PDF download. LIST is a non-denominational Nigerian Bible translation organization registered in Nigeria in 2014, growing out of a Luke Partnership program initiated in June 2004 — a model focused on producing the Gospel of Luke as an initial scripture access point for unreached communities. Aninka (ISO 639-3: aqk) is a Niger-Congo language of the Plateau State minority language zone.
Language and People
Aninka (ISO 639-3: aqk) is a Niger-Congo language of the Plateau zone of north-central Nigeria — a densely multilingual area hosting dozens of small Chadic (Afroasiatic) and Plateau (Niger-Congo) minority languages in adjacent communities. Specific linguistic classification details for Aninka are limited in major public reference sources, reflecting the many small and understudied languages of Nigeria's Plateau State.
The Aninka community inhabits:
- Plateau State, north-central Nigeria — east of the Jos Plateau urban area
Estimated speakers: small Plateau-area community; precise data is limited.
Publishing and Organizations
Published by Luke Initiative for Scripture Translation (LIST) (listng.net), a Nigerian non-denominational Bible translation organization. The PDF and online text are openly available via eBible.org.