Aghul Portions (AGXIBT)

Overview

The Aghul Portions contain the Gospel of Luke in the Aghul language (ISO 639-3: agx), a Northeast Caucasian (Lezgic) language spoken by approximately 29,300 people in the Republic of Dagestan in southern Russia ^[1][2]. The Gospel of Luke was published in 2005 by the Institute for Bible Translation (IBT), Moscow, and was followed by a supplementary publication on the Parables of Luke in 2007, which included illustrations ^[1]. The translation was carried out using an oral translation methodology, in which the entire process from initial drafting to final checking and approval is conducted orally ^[1]. IBT has continued work in Aghul, with the books of Ruth and Jonah scheduled for publication in 2026 as multilingual editions with parallel Russian and English texts ^[1].

References

• [1] Aghul - Translation project overview, Institute for Bible Translation.
• [2] Aghul Language (AGX) - Language profile, Ethnologue.

Language and People

Aghul (ISO 639-3: agx) is spoken by approximately 29,300 people in Western Russia. [Glottolog: aghu1253]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by IBT, Moscow.

• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for AGXIBT.
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
• bible.com - YouVersion.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.