Kilivila 2011 Edition (KIJPNG)

Overview

The Kilivila 2011 Edition is a revised New Testament in the Kilivila language, also called Kiriwina, spoken by the Trobriand Islanders of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. [1] The Trobriand Islands have had a Christian presence since 1894, when Methodist missionaries first established a mission on Kiriwina, the largest island in the group. [2] This Methodist mission later became part of the United Church in Papua New Guinea. [3] The 2011 edition, titled Buki Pilabumaboma (in full, Buki Pilabumaboma Kabutubogwa Deli Kabutuvau), was published by the Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, part of the United Bible Societies, which holds it under copyright, as a revision of earlier translation work, and is distributed in digital form via eBible.org. The Trobriand Islands are internationally known through the ethnographic studies of Bronislaw Malinowski, who conducted fieldwork there from 1915 to 1918. [2]

[1] [Buki Pilabumaboma](https://www.bible.com/versions/2062-pngkir-buki-pilabumaboma) - Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, via YouVersion. [2] [Trobriand Islands](https://www.encyclopedia.com/places/australia-and-oceania/pacific-islands-political-geography/trobriand-islands) - Encyclopedia.com. Covers Methodist mission history and Malinowski's anthropological work. [3] [United Church in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Church_in_Papua_New_Guinea_and_Solomon_Islands) - Wikipedia. Formation of the United Church from Methodist and LMS missions.

Language and People

Kilivila (ISO 639-3: kij) is spoken by approximately 40,000 people in Papua New Guinea, Map 17. [Glottolog: kili1267]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Bible Society of Papua New Guinea. Translation type: Revision.

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