Hanunoo 1995 Edition (HNNOMF)

Overview

The Hanunoo New Testament was published in 1995 by Overseas Missionary Fellowship, with Scripture portions available from 1981. [1] The Hanunoo are the largest of the eight Mangyan tribes on Mindoro. [2] The community uses its own indigenous Hanunoo script, though the printed New Testament is set in Latin script. This was one of three Mangyan New Testament translations in which OMF had a major role, alongside the Buhid (1988) and Iraya (1991) editions. [2] The specific OMF missionaries who led the Hanunoo NT translation to its 1995 completion have not been identified in available sources. A complete Hanunoo Bible was later published in 2023 through collaboration between OMF, SIL International, and Wycliffe. [2][3]

Translation History

Old Testament translation work followed the 1995 New Testament. Ten OT books had been drafted in the late 1980s but required complete redrafting; over a subsequent four-year period, five people drafted twenty-eight OT books. [4] Biannual translation workshops were held in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, bringing together indigenous Hanunoo translators and professional linguists from OMF, SIL, and Wycliffe. [4] The complete Bible was dedicated on July 6, 2024 at Lamac Village, Oriental Mindoro, where mother-tongue translators including "Beth" and "Maligday" were honored. [3]

Language and People

Hanunoo (ISO 639-3: hnn) is spoken by approximately 25,100 people in Mindoro, central Philippines. [Glottolog: hanu1241]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by OMF, Manila.

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