Ixil Nebaj New Testament (IXLWBN)

Overview

The Ixil Nebaj New Testament (vernacular title: U ak' Testamento tu kuyob'al') is a 2008 translation of the New Testament into the Nebaj dialect of Ixil, a Mayan language of the Guatemalan highlands. [1] Ixil has three main dialect varieties corresponding to the towns of Santa Maria Nebaj, San Juan Cotzal, and San Gaspar Chajul, which are largely mutually intelligible but distinct enough that separate translation efforts were undertaken. [2] The Nebaj dialect is the most widely spoken of the three. This translation was produced by Wycliffe Bible Translators in partnership with Liga Biblica Internacional and covers 28 books of the New Testament. [3] The work had its origins with Ray and Helen Elliott, who settled in Nebaj in 1953, sent by Wycliffe Bible Translators to translate Scripture into Ixil. Ray Elliott worked on the New Testament for more than four decades before health issues required the family to leave, after which the work was carried forward by subsequent translators. The completed New Testament was dedicated in August 2008, at a ceremony attended by 34 members of the Elliott family.

Language and People

Ixil (ISO 639-3: ixl) is spoken by approximately 115,000 people in Guatemala. [Glottolog: ixil1254]

Publishing and Organizations

Created by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. Translation type: New.

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