Manga Kanuri Translation (KBYSIM)

Overview

The Manga Kanuri Translation (vernacular title: Kànùrí Kìtâwù) contains Scripture in Manga Kanuri, a variety of the Kanuri language belonging to the Saharan branch of the Nilo-Saharan family. [1] [2] Manga Kanuri is spoken primarily in the Zinder and Diffa regions of Niger and in Yobe, Jigawa, and Bauchi States of Nigeria. [1] The New Testament, known as the Linjila, was produced by SIM and Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc., with copyright dated 2018; it is available in both Roman and Ajami (Arabic) scripts, together with a portion of the Old Testament prophets (Nawiya). The Manga Kanuri people are predominantly Muslim, and this translation represents one of the few Scripture resources available in this language variety. [3]

Language and People

Manga Kanuri (ISO 639-3: kby) is spoken by approximately 480,000 people in Niger. [Glottolog: mang1399]

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