In February of 2020, the new Open Luo Bible was launched in Kenya. There are more than 5.4 million Luo language speakers in Kenya. That makes it the second-largest language group in that nation, and it’s growing rapidly. The last Luo Bible translation was released 45 years before, in 1976. Young Kenyans struggle to understand the older translation and with 60% of Kenya’s population below the age of 25, it’s easy to see the significant need for a contemporary-language translation. The newly released translation is modeled on the NIV.

Language and People

Luo (Kenya and Tanzania) (ISO 639-3: luo) is spoken by approximately 5,255,000 people in Kenya. [Glottolog: luok1236]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by United Bible Societies.

References

Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
Motingʼo Loko Manyien - Online text, Biblica, Inc.
Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
Rosetta Project: Luo (Kenya and Tanzania) Genesis - Internet Archive / Rosetta Project. Genesis in Luo (Kenya and Tanzania).
find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for LUOONT.
Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
ebible.org entry - ebible.org.