Quiotepec Chinantec New Testament

Quiotepec Chinantec New Testament (CHQBLI)

Overview

The Quiotepec Chinantec New Testament was published in 1983 by Liga Biblica Internacional, with text copyright held by Wycliffe Bible Translators. [1] Bible portions in Quiotepec Chinantec first appeared in 1968, preceding the completed New Testament by fifteen years. [2] Quiotepec Chinantec (also called Highland Chinantec or “juu jmiih”) is one of several Chinantecan languages of the Oto-Manguean family spoken in northern Oaxaca. A complete Old Testament has not yet been translated. [2]

Language and People

Quiotepec Chinantec (ISO 639-3: chq) is spoken by approximately 11,000 people in the Etla and Ixtlan districts of Oaxaca state, Mexico, including the communities of San Juan Quiotepec, San Pedro Yolox, and neighboring towns. [2] It belongs to the Chinantecan branch of the Oto-Manguean language family. The various Chinantec languages are mutually unintelligible and are sometimes classified as separate languages rather than dialects. [2] [Glottolog: quio1240]

Publishing and Organizations

Created by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.. Published by Bible League International. Translation type: First.

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