The Sochiapam Chinantec New Testament was published in 1986 by Liga Biblica Internacional, with text copyright held by Wycliffe Bible Translators. ^[1] Sochiapam Chinantec is a Chinantecan language of the Oto-Manguean family spoken in San Pedro Sochiapam and four neighboring towns in the Cuicatlan district of Oaxaca, Mexico. ^[2] The language is notable for its tonal complexity, featuring seven tones and two syllable stress types that enable up to 14 tone-stress contrasts on monosyllabic words. Men in the community use a whistle speech system based on these tonal distinctions to communicate complex messages over distance. ^[2] A complete Old Testament has not yet been translated.

Language and People

Sochiapam Chinantec (ISO 639-3: cso) is spoken by approximately 6,500 people in San Pedro Sochiapam, Retumbadero, San Juan Zautla, Santiago Quetzalapa, and San Juan Zapotitlan in Oaxaca’s Cuicatlan district, situated in cloud forest at roughly 4,000 feet elevation. ^[2] Spanish is rarely used in daily community life. ^[2] The language features VSO word order and ergative agreement patterns. ^[2] [Glottolog: soch1239]

Publishing and Organizations

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

References

[1] Sochiapam Chinantec New Testament - Amazon. Print edition details and publication information.
[2] Sochiapam Chinantec - SIL Mexico. Language overview, speaker population, linguistic features, and community context.
BibleSearch - Online text, American Bible Society
Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
New Testament in Chinantec, Sochiapam - Online text, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.
Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for CSOTBL.
Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
ebible.org entry - ebible.org.