New Testament in Juray Soura

New Testament in Juray Soura (JUYWFW)

Overview

The New Testament in Juray Soura was published in 2020 by The Word for the World International and the Juray Soura Translation Samithi, Gajapati, Odisha. Juray is a severely endangered Munda language of the Sora-Juray-Gorum subgroup, spoken in Gajapati district of southern Odisha. [1] Some linguists consider Juray a dialect of Sora that has been heavily influenced by Odia, though it is treated as a distinct language by Ethnologue (ISO 639-3: juy). [1] This translation serves the Juray-speaking community in their own linguistic variety using the Odia script.

Language and People

Juray (ISO 639-3: juy) is spoken by approximately 801,000 people in India, Map 7. [Glottolog: jura1242]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by The Word for the World.

References