Solomon Islands 2007 Edition (PISWBT)

Overview

The Solomon Islands Pijin New Testament (Niutestamen) was first published in 1993 by the Bible Society in the South Pacific as an inter-confessional translation, with the New Testament translated by Gerry Beimers. [1] The full Pijin Bible (Holi Baebol) followed in 2008, with Bob Carter serving as translation advisor for the Old Testament project. [2] A presentation copy of the completed Bible was carried by ceremonial canoe to Prime Minister Derek Sikua during the country's 30th Independence anniversary and is now held in the Solomon Islands Bible Display at the National Parliament in Honiara; in 2010 the Solomon Islands Philatelic Bureau issued a "Celebrating Bible Translation" stamp marking the work. Pijin is the lingua franca of the Solomon Islands, spoken as a second language by over 300,000 people across the archipelago, bridging more than 70 indigenous languages. [3] Despite its widespread use, Pijin has had little government standardization of orthography or grammar, making the Bible translation project significant not only as a religious text but also as a contribution to the written standardization of the language. [3]

Language and People

Pijin (ISO 639-3: pis) is spoken by approximately 564,000 people in Solomon Islands. [Glottolog: piji1239]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by BS in South Pacific, Suva, Fiji. Translation type: First.

References