Bible Portions in Khanty

Bible Portions in Khanty (KCAIBT)

Overview

Bible Portions in Khanty were published by the Institute for Bible Translation (IBT) in 2012. The Khanty are a Uralic-speaking indigenous people of Western Siberia, living primarily along the Ob River in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. The Khanty language has three major dialect groups (Kazym, Shuryshkar, and middle-Ob), and IBT’s translation project has focused on the Kazym dialect, which is used in newspapers, broadcasting, and literary works. [1] Published portions include the Gospels of Luke and Mark, the book of Acts, Genesis, and Jonah. [1] The Khanty language is classified as endangered, with fewer than 10,000 speakers remaining.

Language and People

Khanty (ISO 639-3: kca) is spoken by approximately 9,580 people in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Western Siberia, Russia. [Glottolog: khan1273]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Institute for Bible Translation.

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