Southern Puebla Mixtec New Testament (MITTBL)

Overview

The Southern Puebla Mixtec New Testament, titled "Ley saa ni nacoo Jesucristu," was published in 1978 by Wycliffe Bible Translators [1]. Southern Puebla Mixtec, also known as Acatlan Mixtec or Mixteco de la Frontera Puebla-Oaxaca, is spoken in the towns of Acatlan, Xayacatlan de Bravo, San Jeronimo Xayacatlan, Petlalcingo, and Zapotitlan Palmas along the border of Puebla and Oaxaca states [2][3]. According to its preface, the translation was based on the Greek Textus Receptus and prepared with native Mixtec speakers of the southern Puebla region, with reach extending to neighbouring communities such as Gabino Barreda, Santo Domingo Tonahuixtla, Totoltepec de Guerrero, and the Oaxaca-side towns of San José Chichihualtepec and Cosoltepec. The translation was the work of SIL linguist Kent Wistrand, who with his wife attended the Summer Institute of Linguistics at the University of Oklahoma in 1958-1959 and went to Mexico with Wycliffe Bible Translators, serving in Puebla, Oaxaca, and Guerrero among the Mixtec people [4]. Wistrand developed the written orthography for this Mixtec dialect and translated the New Testament, beginning with the Gospel of John [4]. He also published linguistic studies including "Vistas de Xayacatlan" (1978) and, with Eunice V. Pike, "Step-up Terrace Tone in Acatlan Mixtec" (1974) [4][5]. The first edition was issued by La Liga Bíblica, with an electronic edition released in 2009. The translation is distributed under a Creative Commons license by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. [1].

Language and People

Southern Puebla Mixtec (ISO 639-3: mit) is spoken by approximately 3,180 people in Southern Central Mexico. [Glottolog: sout3001]

Publishing and Organizations

Created by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. Published by Wycliffe Bible Translators USA. Translation type: New.

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