Tabasco Chontal New Testament (CHFTBL)

Overview

New Testament in Tabasco Chontal, titled U Chʼuʼul Tʼan Dios ("The Holy Word of God"), published in 1977 by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. The translation was the work of Kathryn C. Keller, a Wycliffe/SIL missionary linguist who spent forty years working with the Chontal community in southern Mexico beginning in the early 1940s. [5] Keller first had to create a written form of the language before translation could proceed, developing phonetic analysis techniques including palatography to document Chontal speech sounds. [5] She collaborated with Plácido Luciano G., a native Chontal speaker from Tapotzingo, who also co-compiled the bilingual Diccionario chontal de Tabasco and contributed to a Chontal grammar. [3][6] Tabasco Chontal is a Mayan language spoken by approximately 27,700 people in the state of Tabasco, Mexico. [1][2] Its speakers call it Yokotʼan, and it is a Cholan Mayan language spoken in five municipalities of Tabasco, unrelated to the Tequistlatecan Chontal languages of Oaxaca despite the shared Spanish exonym. Audio recordings for portions of the New Testament were later produced in 2000 by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. [4]

Language and People

Tabasco Chontal (ISO 639-3: chf) is spoken by approximately 27,700 people in Eastern Central Mexico. [Glottolog: taba1266]

Publishing and Organizations

Created by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. Published by Wycliffe Bible Translators USA. Translation type: New.

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