Rote Rikou Bible (RGUUBB)

Overview

Genesis and most of the New Testament (excluding the Gospel of John) in the Ringgou language of Rote Island, eastern Indonesia, published in 2004 by Unit Bahasa dan Budaya (UBB-GMIT), the Language and Culture Unit of the Gereja Masehi Injili di Timor (GMIT). ^[1] The translation was part of a multi-language Bible translation initiative on Rote Island coordinated by UBB-GMIT in partnership with the Seed Company and Wycliffe Bible Translators, which initiated translation projects in several Rote languages including Rikou, Dela, Tii, and Lole. ^[2] Ringgou is spoken in the eastern part of Rote Island, in the domains of Ringgou, Landu, and Oepao. ^[3]

Language and People

Ringgou (ISO 639-3: rgu) is spoken by approximately 12,000 people in Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara and Southwestern Maluku. [Glottolog: ring1244]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by China Christian Books.

References

• [2] Church-Driven Bible Translation - Adriana Dukabain-Tunliu and Larry B. Jones, Journal of Language, Culture, and Religion 1.2 (2020). Describes UBB-GMIT’s role coordinating translation projects in NTT.
• [3] Languages Spoken on Rote Island - Seed Resort. Overview of Rote Island’s linguistic diversity.
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for RGUUBB.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.