Matumbi Bible (MGWHGJ)

Overview

The Matumbi Bible (Injili ya Yesu) contains Scripture portions published in 2019 by Pioneer Bible Translators’ East Africa Branch. The Matumbi people live in the Pwani and Lindi regions along the coast of Tanzania. ^[1] Pioneer Bible Translators has been conducting linguistic fieldwork and translation in the Matumbi language as part of their broader work among minority language communities in Tanzania. ^[2] The translation is available in both print and digital formats, including a mobile app that allows readers to compare Matumbi and Swahili texts. ^[1]

Language and People

Matumbi (ISO 639-3: mgw) is spoken by approximately 227,000 people in Tanzania. [Glottolog: matu1259]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Pioneer Bible Translators.

References

• [1] Matumbi Bible - Google Play. Matumbi Bible app by Pioneer Bible Translators.
• [2] Matumbi Translation Insights - TIPs (Translation Insights & Perspectives). Linguistic notes on the Matumbi translation.
• Injili ya Yesu - Online text, Pioneer Bible Translators
• Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for MGWHGJ.
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.