The Imbo Ungu New Testament, titled Goteni Lino Kinye Opa Peamili Nimu Ungu Tukumemu, is a 1997 translation of the New Testament into the Imbongu language of Papua New Guinea, copyrighted by The Bible League. ^[1] Imbongu (also known as Imbo Ungu or Ibo Ugu) is a dialect of the Kaugel (Gawigl) language, a Trans-New Guinea language spoken in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. ^[2] The translation was produced by Wycliffe Bible Translators working with local Imbongu-speaking communities. ^[1] The language has approximately 30,000 speakers and is written in the Latin script. The Imbongu dialect is one of two main varieties of Kaugel, the other being the Gawil (Umbo Ungu/Kakoli) dialect, which received its own separate New Testament translation. ^[2]

Language and People

Imbongu (ISO 639-3: imo) is spoken by approximately 30,000 people in Papua New Guinea, Map 9. [Glottolog: imbo1238]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Bible League International. Translation type: First.

References

[1] Imbo Ungu New Testament - Amazon - Publication details and copyright information.
[2] Kaugel language - Wikipedia - Language classification and dialect information for Imbongu/Kaugel.
BibleSearch - Online text, American Bible Society
Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
Goteni lino kinye opa peamili nimu Ungu Tukumemu - Online text, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.
Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for IMOTBL.
Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
ebible.org entry - ebible.org.