Misima-Paneati Bible (MPXPNG)

Overview

The New Testament and portions of the Old Testament in the Misima-Panaeati language of Papua New Guinea, with an initial copyright date of 1947 and subsequent revisions in 1997, 2011, 2016, and 2018. ^[1] Misima-Panaeati is spoken on Misima Island (formerly St. Aignan) and surrounding islands in the Louisiade Archipelago, Milne Bay Province. ^[2] The earliest translation work dates to the mid-twentieth century, when Methodist missionaries were active in the region; the Methodists were among the first Protestant missions in Papua, later merging into the United Church in Papua New Guinea in 1968. ^[3] The modern digital edition, titled Buki Bwabwalena, was prepared by Wycliffe Bible Translators and is distributed under a Creative Commons license. ^[1] The translation includes the complete New Testament alongside portions of six Old Testament books, serving approximately 20,000 Misima-Panaeati speakers. ^[1]

Language and People

Misima-Panaeati (ISO 639-3: mpx) is spoken by approximately 20,000 people in Papua New Guinea, Map 17. [Glottolog: misi1243]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Bible Society of Papua New Guinea.

References

• [2] Misima Island - Wikipedia. Geographic and historical context for Misima Island in the Louisiade Archipelago.
• [3] Christianity in Papua New Guinea - Embassy of Papua New Guinea. Methodist mission history and formation of the United Church in 1968.
• NT - Online text, ebible.org
• GOS JHN - Online text, GospelGo
• Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
• Buki Bwabwalena - Online text, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.
• Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for MPXPNG.
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.