Wayuu 2002 Edition (GUCWBT)

Overview

The Wayuu 2002 Edition, titled Tu nuchikimaajatkat Jesucristo in the vernacular, is a New Testament translation in the Wayuu language (Wayuunaiki), the largest Arawakan language of the Guajira Peninsula on the Caribbean coast, spoken by between 600,000 and 800,000 indigenous Wayuu people straddling the Colombia-Venezuela border [1][2]. This edition was published in 2002 as a first edition by La Liga Biblica Internacional (Bible League International) [3][4]. The Wayuu are the largest indigenous group in both Colombia and Venezuela, comprising nearly 20 percent of Colombia's indigenous population [1][5]. Building on earlier New Testament translation efforts including this 2002 edition, the Colombian Bible Society completed the first full Bible in Wayuunaiki in 2024, titled Nunuiki Maleiwa ("Word of God"), a project that took approximately 13 years and involved native translators, biblical scholars, and linguistic consultants [5][6].

Language and People

Wayuu (ISO 639-3: guc) is spoken by approximately 416,000 people in Northern Colombia. [Glottolog: wayu1243]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by BL, [South Holland, IL]. Translation type: First.

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