Gbaya (Kresh) Sudan New Testament (KRSWBT)

Overview

The Gbaya (Kresh) New Testament was completed in 2019 by Wycliffe Bible Translators. Bible portions in the language were published between 2003 and 2014. [1] The Kresh (also called Kparla) people number approximately 50,000, inhabiting Western Bahr el Ghazal State in South Sudan. Unusually for the region, the Kresh are approximately 83% Muslim with a 17% Christian minority. [1] Their language, Gbaya (ISO: krs) — also called Gbaya-Kresh or Kreish — is a Central Sudanic language of the Kresh-Aja group, spoken in Western Bahr el Ghazal State and adjacent areas of the Central African Republic. Translation work was part of a broader Wycliffe commitment to South Sudan that began in the 1980s but was repeatedly disrupted by decades of civil war.

Language and People

Gbaya (Sudan) (ISO 639-3: krs) is spoken by approximately 16,000 people in Sudan. [Glottolog: gbay1288]

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