The Bible in Lumasaaba
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The Bible in Lumasaaba (MYXBSU)
Overview
The Bible in Lumasaaba is a New Testament translation for the Bagisu (Bamasaba) people of the Mount Elgon region in eastern Uganda, published in 2008 by the Bible Society of Uganda. Lumasaaba (also known as Lugisu or Masaaba) is spoken by over 1.6 million people across the districts of Mbale, Bududa, Manafwa, Bulambuli, and surrounding areas. [1] The first Lumasaaba New Testament was launched in 1977. A revision of that New Testament began in 2003 and was relaunched in 2011, while translation of the Old Testament started in 2008 and was completed in 2016. [1] The complete Lumasaaba Bible was launched on December 23, 2016, in Mbale town, making it one of 15 complete Bibles translated into local Ugandan languages by the Bible Society of Uganda. [1] [2] A significant challenge in the translation process was the existence of many Lumasaaba dialects, which complicated revision sessions as translators each advocated for their own dialect. [1]
References
- [1] Welcoming The Complete Lumasaba Bible - Bible Society of Uganda. Article on the Lumasaaba Bible launch and translation history.
- [2] Bamasaba Break Record at Bible Launch - Bible Society of Uganda. Coverage of the 2016 Bible launch event.
Language and People
Masaaba (ISO 639-3: myx) is spoken by approximately 1,650,000 people in Uganda. [Glottolog: masa1299]
Publishing and Organizations
Published by Bible Society of Uganda.
References
- Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
- NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
- Ibayibuli Ingwalaafu - Online text, Bible Society of Uganda
- Ibayibuli Ingwalaafu - Online text, Bible Society of Uganda
- Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
- Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
- Lumasaaba - Mark (Print) - Historical archive
- find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for MYXBSU.
- Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
- ebible.org entry - ebible.org.