Wayampi New Testament (OYMWBT)

Overview

The Wayampi New Testament, titled Janejare’e Ayvukwerà, was completed and published by Wycliffe Bible Translators, with copyright registered in 2013. ^[1] Wayampi is a Tupi-Guarani language spoken by approximately 1,000 people in the states of Amapá and Pará in northeastern Brazil, primarily along tributaries of the upper Amapari River. ^[2] SIL International (Sociedade Internacional de Linguística) has been involved with the Wayampi people for linguistic documentation and Scripture development, with linguist Cheryl Jensen contributing to Wayampi language research from the early 1990s. ^[3] The Wayampi community in the Tumucumaque area is part of a multilingual indigenous church context where Biblical texts are read in multiple languages including Wayampi. ^[2]

Language and People

Wayampi (ISO 639-3: oym) is spoken by approximately 1,660 people in Northeastern Brazil. [Glottolog: waya1270]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Wycliffe Bible Translators USA. Translation type: New.

References

• [1] Wayampi, Amapari in Brazil - Joshua Project. People group profile with Bible translation status (NT completed 2003-2015).
• [2] Wajãpi - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil - Instituto Socioambiental. Ethnographic overview of the Wayampi people, language, and religious context.
• [3] Wayampi - SIL International. Linguistic resources and documentation for the Wayampi language.
• Janejare’e Ayvukwerà - Online text, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.
• Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for OYMWBT.
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.