Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Ruth, Jonah, and the New Testament in the Bola language of Papua New Guinea. Bola is an Austronesian language spoken on the northeast coast of the Willaumez Peninsula in West New Britain Province, PNG. ^[1] The translation, known vernacularly as “A Nitana Vure,” was completed by Wycliffe Bible Translators missionaries Brent and Sandi Wiebe after approximately 18 years of work living among the Bola-speaking community. ^[2] A dedication celebration was held in the village of Kilu in 2011, with Bola Bibles subsequently distributed in the provincial capital Kimbe. ^[2] The text is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. ^[3]

Language and People

Bola (ISO 639-3: bnp) is spoken by approximately 13,700 people in Papua New Guinea, Map 12. [Glottolog: bola1250]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by WBT and BL, [Orlando, FL].

References

[1] Bola language and alphabet - Omniglot. Overview of Bola language location and speakers in West New Britain Province.
[2] Couple ‘called’ to help translate Bible into Bola - Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, WI), Chuck Rupnow, 2011. Profile of translators Brent and Sandi Wiebe and the 2011 dedication.
BibleSearch - Online text, American Bible Society
Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
A Nitana Vure - Online text, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.
Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for BNPWBT.
Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
ebible.org entry - ebible.org.