This translation contains the New Testament and portions of the Old Testament in Achuar-Shiwiar, a Jivaroan language spoken by the Achuar people of the Peru-Ecuador border region. The Achuar inhabit the lowland tropical forests between the Morona and Tigre rivers in Peru’s Loreto region and in the Pastaza and Morona-Santiago provinces of Ecuador. ^[1] The translation was produced by Wycliffe Bible Translators and first copyrighted in 2008, with a revised 4th edition released in 2019 under a Creative Commons license. ^[2] SIL linguist Gerhard Fast contributed foundational language documentation for Achuar-Shiwiar, including a grammar (1981) and a bilingual dictionary (1996), which supported literacy and translation efforts among the Achuar. ^[3] Bible portions in Achuar-Shiwiar were first published between 1973 and 1988, preceding the complete New Testament. ^[1]

Language and People

Achuar-Shiwiar (ISO 639-3: acu) is spoken by approximately 7,940 people in Ecuador. [Glottolog: achu1248]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Bible League International.

References

[1] Achuar Jivaro in Peru - Joshua Project. People group profile with population, location, and Scripture status.
[3] Achuar-Shiwiar language resources - ResearchGate discussion referencing SIL linguistic publications by Gerhard Fast.
BibleSearch - Online text, American Bible Society
Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
Yuse chichame aarmauri; Yaanchuik, Chicham; Yamaram Chicham - Online text, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.
Achuar: Yuse Chichame Aarmauri Porciones del Antiguo Testamento y El Nuevo Testamento - Online text, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.
Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for ACUTBL.
Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
ebible.org entry - ebible.org.