Avaric Bible (AVRIBT) (AVRIBT)

Overview

The Avaric Bible (AVRIBT) is a New Testament translation in the Avar language, published in 2008 by the Institute for Bible Translation (IBT) in Moscow. [1] The translation is written in Cyrillic script, which has been the standard writing system for Avar since the Soviet era. Avar is the most widely spoken of the Nakh-Daghestanian languages, with over 700,000 speakers primarily in the Republic of Dagestan in the Russian Federation. [1] The IBT has published Avar Scripture since 1979, beginning with the Gospel of John (1979) and continuing with Mark (1996), Luke and Acts (2000), and Proverbs (2005, 2007) before the New Testament appeared in 2008. [1] Old Testament work has continued since, with Genesis (2011), Ruth, Esther and Jonah (2017), the historical books (2021), Daniel (2023), and the Pentateuch (2025).

Language and People

Avaric (ISO 639-3: ava) is spoken by approximately 765,300 people, primarily in the Republic of Dagestan, Russian Federation. [Glottolog: avar1256]

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