Malba Birifor New Testament (BFOBSB)

Overview

The Malba Birifor New Testament (1993) is the first translation of the New Testament into the Malba Birifor language, published by the Bible Society of Burkina Faso. ^[1] Malba Birifor is a Gur (Voltaic) language closely related to Dagara, spoken primarily in the southwestern region of Burkina Faso and also in northwestern Ghana. ^[2] The translation brought Scripture to a community that previously had no written New Testament in their mother tongue, and it remains available through digital platforms including Faith Comes By Hearing and YouVersion. ^[3]

Language and People

Malba Birifor (ISO 639-3: bfo) is spoken by approximately 108,000 people in Burkina Faso. [Glottolog: malb1235]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Bible Society of Burkina Faso. Translation type: First.

References

• [1] Malba Birifor New Testament - find.bible catalog entry.
• [2] Birifor, Northern in Burkina Faso - Joshua Project people group profile with linguistic and demographic information.
• [3] A NAAŊMƖN PƲLƖ̃-TA-PAALAA - YouVersion listing, Bible Society of Burkina Faso.
• Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
• NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
• A NAAŊMƖN PƲLƖ̃-TA-PAALAA - Online text, Bible Society of Burkina Faso
• Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.