Kunimaipa New Testament (KUPTBL)

Overview

The Kunimaipa New Testament, titled Bainetinavoz Tep Tokatit, is a translation of the New Testament into the Kunimaipa language of Papua New Guinea. [1] The translation was completed by Wycliffe Bible Translators and first published in 1989, with a revised edition copyrighted in 2002. [1] Kunimaipa is a Trans-New Guinea (Goilalan) language spoken in the Goilala area of Central Province, Papua New Guinea, by approximately 8,200 people. [2] SIL's foundational linguistic research on the language includes Alan Pence's hierarchical-level phonology (1966) and Elaine Geary's morphonemics-to-discourse grammar (1977). The translation represents the first Scripture rendering in the Kunimaipa language.

Language and People

Kunimaipa (ISO 639-3: kup) is spoken by approximately 8,200 people in Papua New Guinea, Map 16. [Glottolog: kuni1267]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by WHBL, South Holland, IL. Translation type: First.

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