Digo Bible (Chidigo) (DIGWBT)

Overview

The Digo Bible (Chidigo) is a full Bible translation in the Digo language, spoken by the Digo people of coastal Kenya and Tanzania. Bible Translation & Literacy (BTL), a Kenyan organization established in 1981, began translation work with the Digo community in 1987. ^[1] The New Testament was completed and launched in December 2007 after two decades of effort. ^[1] The Old Testament followed, with the complete Bible published in November 2020 and dedicated in May 2021. ^[2] The Digo are the second largest of the nine Mijikenda peoples of the Kenyan and Tanzanian coast, numbering approximately 360,000 and living in communities stretching from Mombasa south to Tanga, Tanzania. ^[1] Chidigo is a Bantu language closely related to Swahili and to the other Mijikenda languages. ^[1]

Language and People

Digo (ISO 639-3: dig) is spoken by approximately 576,000 people in Kenya. [Glottolog: digo1243]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Bible League International.

References

• [1] Digo translation - Bible Translation & Literacy (BTL) East Africa. Project history, timeline, and community context.
• [2] Digo Complete Bible Dedication - BTL East Africa. Details on the completion and dedication of the full Digo Bible.
• Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
• NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
• Digo Bible - Online text, Bible Translation and Literacy
• Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
• Rosetta Project: Digo Genesis - Internet Archive / Rosetta Project. Genesis in Digo.
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for DIGWBT.
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.