Cigogo Bible

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Cigogo Bible (GOGBST)

Overview

The Cigogo Bible (I Cilagane Cipya) is the New Testament in the Gogo language, published in 1991 by the Bible Society of Tanzania. A full Bible (Luganuzi Luswanu Kuli Wanhu Wose) followed in 2002. [1] Gogo (also known as Cigogo, Chigogo, or Kigogo) is a Bantu language spoken by approximately 1.4 million people primarily in the Dodoma Region of central Tanzania. [2] The Gogo people, known as Wagogo in Swahili, are one of the largest ethnic groups in central Tanzania, occupying a semi-arid area characterized by erratic rainfall and frequent droughts. [3] Christianity was introduced to the Gogo during the colonial era, with Roman Catholic missions establishing schools and churches in the early 20th century, and the Church Missionary Society (CMS) also active in the region. [3] Today approximately 79% of the Gogo identify as Christian. [4] The Bible Society of Tanzania, which published both the 1991 New Testament and the 2002 full Bible, has completed 12 local-language Bible translations across Tanzania. [1]

References

  • [1] Bible Translation - Bible Society of Tanzania. Overview of translation projects.
  • [2] Gogo language and alphabet - Omniglot. Language overview and speaker population.
  • [3] Gogo people - Wikipedia. History, geography, and cultural context of the Wagogo.
  • [4] Gogo in Tanzania - Joshua Project. People group profile including religion and population statistics.

Language and People

Gogo (ISO 639-3: gog) is spoken by approximately 1,080,000 people in Tanzania. [Glottolog: gogo1263]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by BS of Tanzania, Dodoma.

References