Bu New Testament (JIDDOR)

Overview

The Bu New Testament is a 2020 translation of the New Testament into Bu (also known as Bu-Ninkada, Ibut, Abu, or Jida), a Plateau language of central Nigeria. ^[1] Bu is classified within the Western Plateau branch of the Benue-Congo family and is spoken in the villages of Nakere, Rago, Maiganga, and Abu in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. ^{[1] [2]} The language has two ethnically distinct dialect groups, Bu and Ninkada, with a combined speaker population of roughly 4,000 to 6,000 people. ^[1] This translation was produced through the Door43 World Missions Community and represents a significant effort to provide Scripture to a small language community.

Language and People

Bu (ISO 639-3: jid) is spoken by approximately 20,000 people in Nigeria, Map 2. [Glottolog: buuu1244]

References

• [1] Bu language - Wikipedia. Classification and geographic information.
• [2] The Bu language of Central Nigeria and its affinities - Roger Blench. Linguistic classification and village data.
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for JIDDOR.
• bible.com - YouVersion.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.