Highland Popoluca New Testament (POIWBT)

Overview

The Highland Popoluca New Testament is a translation of the New Testament into Sierra Popoluca (also known as Soteapanec or Soteapan Zoque), a Mixe-Zoquean language spoken by approximately 36,000 people in the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas region of southern Veracruz, Mexico [1]. The speakers, who call their language Nuntajɨyi ("straight speech" or "true speech"), live primarily in the municipalities of Soteapan, Tatahuicapan, and Hueyapan de Ocampo [2]. The translation was produced by Wycliffe Bible Translators and first published in 1997 by Liga Biblica Internacional, with a revised edition copyrighted in 2009 [3]. An earlier edition was also published in 1997 under the identifier POITBL [4]. La Liga Bíblica issued a first edition of one million copies in 1977 and a second edition of 1.5 million copies in 1997, with an electronic edition following in 2009. The orthography uses the central vowel ɨ, underlined vowels to mark vowel length, and the saltillo (ˊ) to mark the glottal stop. The name "Popoluca" derives from the Nahuatl word meaning "gibberish" and was applied to the language during the colonial era; linguists now prefer the self-designation Nuntajɨyi or the geographic term Sierra Popoluca [1].

Language and People

Highland Popoluca (ISO 639-3: poi) is spoken by approximately 37,700 people in Eastern Central Mexico. [Glottolog: high1276]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Wycliffe Bible Translators USA.

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