The Open Dogri Bible (DGOODB)

Overview

The Open Dogri Bible is a New Testament translation in the Dogri language, published in 2017 by Bridge Connectivity Solutions as part of their initiative to produce openly licensed Scripture in Indian languages. ^[1] Dogri is a Western Pahari language spoken by approximately 2.6 million people, primarily in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India. It was recognized as a Scheduled Language of India under the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution in 2003. The translation is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license, allowing free redistribution and adaptation. ^[2] The text is available digitally through the Free Bibles India platform and as a mobile app. ^[3]

Language and People

Dogri (ISO 639-3: dgo) is spoken by approximately 2,600,000 people in India: Index Map. [Glottolog: dogr1250]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Davar Partners International.

References

• [1] The Open Dogri Bible - Find.Bible, Digital Bible Society. Bible metadata and copyright details.
• [2] IRV Hindi details - eBible.org. Creative Commons licensing details for Bridge Connectivity Solutions translations.
• [3] Dogri Bible on GitHub - Free Bibles India. Dogri New Testament source files.
• NT - Online text, Free Bibles India
• डोगरी नवां नियम - Online text, The Love Fellowship
• Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.