Karachay-Balkar 2000 Edition (KRCLIO)

Overview

The Karachay-Balkar New Testament and Psalms (Сыйлы Инжил бла Забур) was published in 2000 as a second edition by the Institute for Bible Translation (IBT), following a first edition in 1994. [1] The Institute had published Scripture in the language over several decades, including the Gospel of Mark in 1978 and Luke in 1993 and 1999. The Karachay and Balkar peoples speak a Turkic language in the North Caucasus region of Russia, in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic and Karachay-Cherkess Republic. [2] Old Testament translation has continued, with the Pentateuch (Taurat) published in January 2025. [1]

Language and People

Karachay-Balkar (ISO 639-3: krc) is spoken by approximately 311,700 people in Western Russia. [Glottolog: kara1465]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Fellowship for Faith for the Muslims.

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