Mapun New Testament (SJMWBT)

Overview

The Mapun New Testament is a translation of the New Testament into the Mapun language, completed in 1995 and copyrighted by Wycliffe Bible Translators in 2021. Mapun (also known as Sama Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi, Bajau Kagayan, or Cagayanen) is a Sama-Bajaw language belonging to the Austronesian family, classified under the Sulu-Borneo branch of Greater Barito. ^[1] The speakers, who call themselves Jama Mapun, are concentrated on Cagayan de Sulu (Mapun) island in Tawi-Tawi province, with additional communities in Sabah, Malaysia. ^{[1] [2]} The language has approximately 43,000 speakers in the Philippines and 58,000 total. ^[2]

Language and People

Mapun (ISO 639-3: sjm) is spoken by approximately 58,000 people in Malaysia - Sabah. [Glottolog: mapu1244]

References

• [1] Mapun language — Wikipedia - Linguistic classification and alternative names for the Mapun language.
• [2] Mapun Language (SJM) — Ethnologue - Speaker population and geographic distribution data.
• Rosetta Project: Mapun Genesis - Internet Archive / Rosetta Project. Genesis in Mapun.
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for SJMWBT.
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
• bible.com - YouVersion.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.