Northern East Cree Bible (CRLWBTEC)

Overview

The Northern East Cree Bible is a New Testament translation in the Northern dialect of Eastern James Bay Cree from Whapmagoostui, Quebec, written in Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics. It was published in 2016, copyright Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc., and produced in collaboration with the Canadian Bible Society and the community of Whapmagoostui. [1] The translation is also available in Roman script. [1] Like other Cree Bible translation projects, this work was facilitated by Wycliffe Canada and the Canadian Bible Society, who provided training and translation consulting support. [2]

Language and People

Northern East Cree (ISO 639-3: crl), also known as Eastern James Bay Cree (Northern dialect), is an Algonquian language spoken in Quebec, Canada. The Northern Coastal dialects are spoken in the communities of Wemindji, Chisasibi, and Whapmagoostui. [3] The writing system uses Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics, originally developed by James Evans in 1840 and rapidly adopted across northern Cree communities. [4]

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