Bokobaru Bible (BUSSIM)

Overview

The Bokobaru Bible contains the complete New Testament and 19 Old Testament books in the Bokobaru language of western Nigeria, published in 2005 by SIM International. The Bokobaru language is spoken primarily in Kaiama and Baruten LGAs of Kwara State, Nigeria. SIM missionary Ross Jones adapted the text from his earlier Boko Bible translation in Benin, working across the closely related Boko/Busa language cluster. ^[1] Jones compiled the Bokobaru-English, English-Bokobaru dictionary over a twelve-year period while translating the Bible into Bokobaru. ^[1] The Bokobaru, Boko, and Busa dictionaries were published simultaneously as a trilogy reflecting the interrelated nature of the languages. ^[2]

Language and People

Bokobaru (ISO 639-3: bus) is spoken by approximately 62,000 people in Nigeria, Map 1. [Glottolog: boko1267]

Translators and Contributors

• Ross Jones — SIM missionary and linguist; adapted the Boko Bible into Bokobaru ^[1]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by SIM.

References

• [1] Bokobaru Dictionary - Ross Jones, LINCOM. Notes on Bible translation and dictionary compilation.
• [2] The Boko/Busa Language Cluster - Ross McCallum Jones, LINCOM Studies in African Linguistics. Linguistic study of the Boko, Busa, and Bokobaru languages.
• Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for BUSSIM.
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
• bible.com - YouVersion.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.