The New Testament in Kinyiramba (NIMBST)

Overview

The New Testament in Kinyiramba (Lyago Nipia Mpola Nanziiza ku Antu Tulu, Kuntambo ya Kinilyamba 2009) is the first New Testament translation in the Nilamba (Iramba) language, published by the Bible Society of Tanzania in 2009. ^[1] The Nilamba people inhabit the Iramba District of the Singida Region in central Tanzania. ^[2] This translation is part of a broader effort by the Bible Society of Tanzania, which has produced 12 complete local-language Bibles and 41 New Testaments in Tanzanian languages. ^[1] Work toward a complete Kinyiramba Bible is reported to be in its final stages. ^[1]

Language and People

Nilamba (ISO 639-3: nim), also known as Iramba or Kinyiramba, is a Bantu language spoken by approximately 682,000 people in the Iramba District of the Singida Region, central Tanzania. ^[2] The Nilamba and Iambi people are the primary speakers. ^[2] [Glottolog: nila1242]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Bible Society of Tanzania. Translation type: First.

References

• [1] Bible Translation - Bible Society of Tanzania. Overview of translation projects including Kinyiramba.
• [2] Iramba language - Wikipedia. Language classification and speaker information.
• NT - Online text, Faith Comes by Hearing
• NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
• LYAGO NIPIA MPOLA NANZIIZA KU ANTU TŨLŨ Kuntambo ya Kĩnilyamba 2009 - Online text, Bible Society of Tanzania
• Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for NIMBST.
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.