The Open Dogri Bible (DGOODB)
Overview
The Open Dogri Bible is a New Testament translation in the Dogri language, published in 2017 by Bridge Connectivity Solutions as part of their initiative to produce openly licensed Scripture in Indian languages. [1] Dogri is a Western Pahari language written in the Devanagari script and spoken by approximately 2.6 million people, primarily in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India. It was recognized as a Scheduled Language of India under the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution in 2003. The translation was prepared by The Love Fellowship and released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license, allowing free redistribution and adaptation. [2] The text is available digitally through the Free Bibles India platform and as a mobile app. [3]
Language and People
Dogri (ISO 639-3: dgo) is spoken by approximately 2,600,000 people in India: Index Map. [Glottolog: dogr1250]
Publishing and Organizations
Published by Davar Partners International.
References
- [2] IRV Hindi details - eBible.org. Creative Commons licensing details for Bridge Connectivity Solutions translations.
- [3] Dogri Bible on GitHub (archived) - Free Bibles India. Dogri New Testament source files.
- NT (archived) - Online text, Free Bibles India
- डोगरी नवां नियम - Online text, The Love Fellowship
- Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
- Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.