The Bargam New Testament, titled “God Ago Maror Muturta Agamukan” in the vernacular, is a 2001 translation of the New Testament into the Bargam language of Papua New Guinea. ^[1] The translation was completed by Wycliffe Bible Translators and represents the first Scripture publication in this language. ^[2] Bargam (also known as Mugil or Saker) is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language of the Madang-Croisilles branch, spoken along the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. ^[3] The language is classified as threatened, with approximately 4,000 speakers. ^[1] The digital edition was last updated in February 2013, and includes Scripture passages presented alongside Tok Pisin (Melanesian Pidgin English), reflecting the multilingual context of Papua New Guinea. ^[2]

Language and People

Bargam (ISO 639-3: mlp) is spoken by approximately 4,000 people in Papua New Guinea, Map 7. [Glottolog: barg1252]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.. Translation type: First.

References

[3] Glottolog: Bargam - Glottolog 5.0. Language classification and alternate names for Bargam.
BibleSearch - Online text, American Bible Society
Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
God ago maror muturta agamukan - Online text, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.
Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
Rosetta Project: Bargam Genesis - Internet Archive / Rosetta Project. Genesis in Bargam.
find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for MLPTBL.
Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
ebible.org entry - ebible.org.