Northern Dagara Bible (DGIABB)

Overview

The New Testament in the Northern Dagara language, titled “A Sɛb-Sõw,” published in 2004 by the Alliance Biblique du Burkina Faso (Bible Society of Burkina Faso). ^[1] The translation project began in 1997 and was an interdenominational collaboration involving the Catholic Church, the Evangelical Pentecostal Assembly, the Church of the Assemblies of God, and Impact Mission of the Full Gospel, all working under the coordination of the Alliance Biblique du Burkina Faso. ^[1] The New Testament was dedicated on December 1, 2007, marking the first time the Dagara-speaking community had access to Scripture in their mother tongue. ^[1] Work subsequently continued on the Old Testament, and the complete Dagara Bible was dedicated on November 14, 2020, in Diébougou, after 23 years of translation work. ^[1] Both Catholic and Protestant editions were published, with the Catholic edition including the deuterocanonical books. ^[1]

Language and People

Northern Dagara (ISO 639-3: dgi) is spoken by approximately 247,000 people in Burkina Faso. [Glottolog: wule1238]

Publishing and Organizations

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

References

• [1] A SEB-SOW: La première traduction de la Bible en Dagara - Alliance Biblique du Burkina Faso - Detailed account of the Dagara Bible translation project, timeline, and participating churches.
• Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
• NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
• A SƐB-SÕW - Online text, Bible Society of Burkina Faso
• Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
• Rosetta Project: Northern Dagara Genesis - Internet Archive / Rosetta Project. Genesis in Northern Dagara.
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for DGIABB.
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.