Meta New Testament (MGOWBT)

Overview

The Meta’ (Metta) New Testament was completed in 2013 and dedicated on March 1, 2014. ^[1] Translation work began when SIL linguists Klaus and Janice Spreda first started working with the Metta community in 1972. ^[1] The Spredas returned to Cameroon in 1989 specifically to help translate the New Testament. ^[1] In the 1990s, Metta pastors and teachers attended training courses in translation techniques, and in 2000 the Metta church community invited CABTAL (Cameroon Association for Bible Translation and Literacy) to take over management of the project. ^[1] The main translators were Pastor John Fokwa, a former teacher, and Senior Pastor John Atoh, with additional contributions from Pastor Moses Fondor, Pastor Peter Tende, and language assistant John Takud. ^[1]

Translators and Contributors

• Pastor John Fokwa — Main translator, former teacher. ^[1]
• Senior Pastor John Atoh — Co-translator. ^[1]
• Pastor Moses Fondor — Early translation work. ^[1]
• Pastor Peter Tende — Long-time Language Committee member. ^[1]
• John Takud — Language assistant and translator. ^[1]
• Klaus and Janice Spreda — SIL linguists who coordinated the project from 1972. ^[1]

Language and People

Meta’ (ISO 639-3: mgo) is spoken by approximately 83,000 people in Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area. [Glottolog: meta1238]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by CABTAL. Translation type: New.

References

• [1] The Meta Story - Heath Church. Detailed translation history including translator names, project timeline, and organizational involvement.
• NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
• Fɨso Fi - Online text, Cameroon Association for Bible Translation and Literacy
• Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for MGOWBT.
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.