Eastern Highland Otomi New Testament (OTMWBT)

Overview

The Eastern Highland Otomi New Testament, titled Ra 'da'yonhogui nangue ma Hmuhʉ ra Jesucristo, was first published in 1974 by Wycliffe Bible Translators. [1] Eastern Highland Otomi (also known as Sierra Otomi or Yųhų) is an Oto-Manguean language spoken by approximately 61,000 people in the highlands of eastern Hidalgo, western Veracruz, and northern Puebla in central Mexico. [2] Its preface places the readership in the municipality of Huehuetla, Hidalgo and adjoining municipalities of Puebla and Veracruz, and notes that the translation is based on the Textus Receptus used by Casiodoro de Reina (1569) and Cipriano de Valera (1602). The translation work was carried out with the involvement of SIL International linguists, including Viola Waterhouse, who contributed translation notes on Otomi as early as the 1960s. [3] Bible portions in this language were produced as early as 1951, with the complete New Testament following in 1974. [4]

Language and People

Eastern Highland Otomi (ISO 639-3: otm) is spoken by approximately 49,300 people in Western Central Mexico. [Glottolog: east2556]

Publishing and Organizations

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

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