Cusco Quechua 2011 Edition (QUZBIV)

Overview

Cusco Quechua is the central variety of Peruvian Southern Quechua, spoken across the Cusco and Apurímac regions. The Cusco Quechua 2011 Edition is a New Testament translated by Bibles International to address the need for a clearer Quechua Scripture. Quechua pastors had found the existing Cusco Quechua translation difficult to understand, citing long, nearly undecipherable sentences. [1] The primary translator was Modesto Punal, and the project took 14 years to complete. [1] A trial edition of Mark, James, and 1, 2, 3 John was dedicated in November 1998, and the full New Testament was completed in 2011 with an official dedication in January 2012. [1] This edition is distinct from the 1947 New Testament and the 1988 full Bible edited by William Mitchell. Lourdes Sierra, wife of the main translator, led literacy programs teaching Quechua women to read, and the team published a pre-primer and teacher's manual in 1997 and an Old Testament Storybook in 2002. [1] In 2019, Quechua church leaders in Urubamba voted overwhelmingly to revise this New Testament and begin Old Testament translation. [1]

Translators and Contributors

  • Modesto Punal - Primary translator
  • Lourdes Sierra - Literacy program leader

Language and People

Cusco Quechua (ISO 639-3: quz) is spoken by approximately 1,500,000 people in Peru. [Glottolog: cusc1236]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Bibles International.

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