Bora New Testament (BOATBL)

Overview

The Bora New Testament, titled "Piivyeebe ihjyu: jetsocrijyodityu caatunuhaam," is the New Testament in the Bora language, a tonal language spoken by approximately 1,350 to 2,300 indigenous Bora people along the Yaguasyacu, Putumayo, and Ampiyacu rivers in northeastern Peru (Loreto region), with a smaller population in Colombia's Putumayo department. [1] [2] The written form of Bora was developed by SIL missionaries Wesley and Eva Thiesen, who worked among the Bora-speaking community from 1952 until their retirement in 1998, living much of that time in the village of Brillo Nuevo on the Yaguasyacu river. [1] [3] Alongside the translation the Thiesens produced Spanish–Bora school materials, a Bora-Spanish dictionary (1998), and Wesley co-authored a comprehensive grammar of Bora with David Weber. [3] The New Testament translation was copyrighted in 2008 by Wycliffe Bible Translators. [4]

Language and People

Bora (ISO 639-3: boa) is spoken by approximately 1,350 people in Southern Colombia. [Glottolog: bora1263]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Bible League International.

References