The Namiae New Testament, titled “Godon Vuak Ma Ijin,” is the first New Testament translation in the Namiae language of Papua New Guinea, published in 2004 by Wycliffe Bible Translators ^[1]. Namiae (also known as Namiai) is a Koiarian language within the Trans-New Guinea family, spoken in Oro Province in the villages of Kokoro, Kuae, Sorefuna, Tahama, and Ubuvara in the Afore Rural LLG area ^[2]. The language has an estimated 2,300 speakers, and it is used as a first language by all members of the ethnic community ^[3]. Bible portions in Namiae were first produced between 1973 and 2004, with the complete New Testament following in 2004 ^[3].

Language and People

Namiae (ISO 639-3: nvm) is spoken by approximately 1,200 people in Papua New Guinea, Map 16. [Glottolog: nami1258]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by WBT, [Orlando, FL]. Translation type: First.

References

[1] Namiae language - Wikipedia. Language classification and overview.
[2] Languages in Oro Province - SIL PNG Languages. Provincial language listing with geographic details.
[3] Namiae language resources - Joshua Project. Speaker population, scripture status, and people group data.
BibleSearch - Online text, American Bible Society
Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
Godon Vuak Ma Ijin - Online text, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.
Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for NVMWBT.
Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
ebible.org entry - ebible.org.