Koya New Testament

Koya New Testament (KFFWFW)

Overview

The Koya New Testament was published in 2020 by The Word for the World International and the Koya Translation Samithi, Malkangiri, Odisha. Koya is a South-Central Dravidian language of the Gondi-Kui subgroup, spoken by approximately 407,000 people (2011 census) across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra. [1] Though sometimes described as a dialect of Gondi, Koya is mutually unintelligible with Gondi dialects. [1] This translation specifically serves Malkangiri Koya speakers and uses the Odia script.

Language and People

Koya (ISO 639-3: kff) is spoken by approximately 455,000 people in India, Map 7. [Glottolog: koya1251]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by The Word for the World.

References