Northwest Alaska Eskimo New Testament (ESKWBT)

Overview

The Northwest Alaska Eskimo New Testament, titled Ipqitchuat Makpiġaat, is a translation into Northwest Alaska Inupiatun. Wilfried Zibell began the project under SIL in 1962 and published selected New Testament portions, Agaayyutim Uqałhi, in 1971, the year he died. Wolf and Hildegard Seiler, also of Wycliffe Bible Translators, continued the work from 1972, and the complete New Testament was published in 1997 by the International Bible Society. The 2010 Wycliffe edition is a reissue.

Language and People

Northwest Alaska Inupiatun (ISO 639-3: esk) is spoken by approximately 2,420 people in United States of America, Alaska and Hawaii. [Glottolog: nort2945]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by International Bible Society.

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