Kisar New Testament
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Kisar New Testament (KJEKNT)
Overview
The Kisar New Testament, titled Makromod lalap lirna wawan, was published in 2008 by Yayasan Sumber Sejahtera in cooperation with Wycliffe Bible Translators. Kisar is an Austronesian language spoken on Kisar Island in the southwestern Maluku Islands, northeast of East Timor. The translation was carried out as part of a broader Bible translation initiative by the Protestant Church of Maluku (Gereja Protestan Maluku), which has supported translation into Kisar and several other indigenous languages of the southwestern Maluku region. [1][2]
Language and People
Kisar (ISO 639-3: kje) is spoken by approximately 20,000 people in Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara and Southwestern Maluku. [Glottolog: kisa1266]
Publishing and Organizations
Created by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.. Published by Yayasan Sumber Sejahtera.
References
- [1] GPM, Indonesia - Wycliffe Global Alliance. Profile of Gereja Protestan Maluku and its Bible translation partnerships.
- [2] Globalization and Indigenous Language: Maluku’s… - International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding. Discusses Bible translation into indigenous Maluku languages including Kisar.
- BibleSearch - Online text, American Bible Society
- Makromod lalap lirna wawan - Online text, Yayasan Sumber Sejahtera
- Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
- find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for KJEKNT.
- Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
- ebible.org entry - ebible.org.