Ngbandi, Southern Audio Bible Portions (NBWACT)

Overview

This resource contains audio Bible portions in Ngbandi, Southern (also known as Ngbandi-Ngiri), produced by ACOTBA-SUBO and distributed through the Faith Comes By Hearing platform [1]. Southern Ngbandi is a Ubangian language indigenous to the Équateur and Sud-Ubangi provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, distinct from Northern Ngbandi spoken in the Central African Republic [2]. A New Testament in Southern Ngbandi was completed as early as 1984, and translation work continued with a full Bible project recorded between 1987 and 2020, though a complete printed Bible had not been officially reported as available as of 2024 [3]. The audio portions produced under ACOTBA-SUBO complement these earlier text translation efforts and extend Scripture access to oral learners across the Équateur region [1]. Southern Ngbandi has approximately 329,000 speakers in the DRC and an additional 3,500 in the neighboring Republic of Congo [3].

Language and People

Ngbandi, Southern (ISO 639-3: nbw), also known as Ngbandi-Ngiri, Mongwandi, and Mbati, is spoken by approximately 333,000 people across the DRC and Republic of Congo. [Glottolog: sout2808]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by ACOTBA-SUBO. Translation type: Supplementary audio resource.

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