The New Testament in Huarijío de Sonora (VARWBT)

Overview

This is the New Testament in Huarijio (also known as Guarijio or Warihio), a Uto-Aztecan language of the Tarahumaran branch closely related to Tarahumara, spoken by approximately 2,200 people in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains of northwestern Mexico [1][2]. The Guarijio people are divided into two groups -- the mountain Guarijio (self-identified as Wariho) in Chihuahua and the river Guarijio (self-identified as Warihio or Macurawe) in Sonora -- a split that traces back to a 1620s rebellion against Jesuit missionaries in Chinipas, after which Spanish military retaliation dispersed the communities [1]. This translation serves the river Guarijio variant of Sonora, which is documented separately from the Chihuahua highland variety, in the municipalities of Alamos and Quiriego, where villages are accessible only on foot or horseback [2]. The New Testament was translated by Wycliffe Bible Translators with Bible portions first appearing in 1995 and the completed New Testament published around 2011 [2].

Language and People

Huarijio (ISO 639-3: var) is spoken by approximately 1,207 people in Mexico. [Glottolog: huar1255]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Wycliffe Bible Translators USA.

References