Luguru New Testament (RUFPWW)

Overview

The Luguru (Lughuru) New Testament was published in 2014 by Pioneer Bible Translators and The Word for the World for the Luguru-speaking community in Tanzania. ^[1] The Luguru translators — Theodore, Emanuel, and Priscilla — worked on the translation as part of a cluster of ten Tanzanian translation projects launched between 2006 and 2007, with The Word for the World providing start-up costs. ^[1] The project is mentioned alongside other Tanzanian Bible translations in a YouVersion overview. ^[2]

Language and People

Luguru (ISO 639-3: ruf) is spoken by approximately 404,000 people in Tanzania. [Glottolog: lugu1238]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Pioneer Bible Translators and The Word for the World. Translation type: First.

References

• [1] Projects We Support - The Word for the World UK. Overview of Tanzania cluster project.
• [2] Get the Bible in the Languages of Tanzania - YouVersion Blog, 2019. Overview of Tanzanian Bible translations.
• BibleSearch - Online text, American Bible Society
• Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
• NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
• Laghano Lya Sambi Kwe Iwanu Wose - Online text, Pioneer Bible Translators
• Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
• Simple HTML Bibles - Online text, ebible.org
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for RUFPWW.
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.