Aché LETRA Version (GUQLPY)

Overview

The New Testament in Aché was produced by LETRA Paraguay and dedicated in October/November 2014 at a ceremony attended by the Paraguayan translator, Aché co-translators, and project sponsors. ^[1] Bible portions had been available from 1978 through 2007. ^[2] LETRA Paraguay approached the translation through integrated literacy and ethnomusicology programs. ^[3] The Aché are an indigenous people of eastern Paraguay.

Language and People

Aché (ISO 639-3: guq) is spoken by approximately 910 people in Paraguay. [Glottolog: ache1246]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by LETRA Paraguay.

References

• [1] Paraguay Report - Ethnos 360 blog, Steve Irwin, 2014. Aché NT presentation ceremony.
• [2] Aché language resources - Joshua Project. Scripture dates: portions 1978-2007, NT 2014.
• [3] Alfabetización, música y traducción bíblica - LETRA Paraguay. Translation methodology.
• Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
• NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for GUQLPY.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.