The Bible in Culina (CULWBT)

Overview

The New Testament in Culina (Madija) was translated by Jim and Cindy Boyer and published by Wycliffe Bible Translators. [1] Bible portions were produced from 1965 through 2003, [2] and a revised edition followed in 2011. Linguistic groundwork was laid by SIL missionary Patsy Adams, who began analyzing the Culina language in the late 1950s. [3] On July 22, 2015, approximately 300 Culina people gathered in the village of San Bernardo on the Purus River in Peru to celebrate the arrival of the printed New Testaments. [1] The Culina (also known as Kulina or Madija) live along the Purus and Santa Rosa rivers on the Peru-Brazil border. [2] Culina is an Arawan language spoken by the Madijá people along the Juruá and Purus river systems in the Brazilian states of Acre and Amazonas and across the border in Peru.

Translators and Contributors

  • Jim Boyer — Wycliffe translator; also produced a Culina-Castellano dictionary (2000). [1]
  • Cindy Boyer — Wycliffe co-translator. [1]
  • Patsy Adams — SIL missionary who began foundational linguistic work on Culina in the late 1950s. [3]

Language and People

Culina (ISO 639-3: cul) is spoken by approximately 3,420 people in Western Central Brazil. [Glottolog: culi1244]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by David C. Cook.

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