Supyire Sénoufo New Testament (SPPTBL)

Overview

The Supyire Senoufo New Testament, titled “Kile Jwumpe Semeni Jwumpe Nintanmpe” in the vernacular, is a translation of the New Testament into the Supyire language of southeastern Mali. ^[1] The translation was completed and copyrighted in 2008 by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. ^[1] Supyire is a Senufo language of the Niger-Congo family, spoken primarily in the Sikasso Region of Mali and in adjoining areas of Ivory Coast. ^[2] Work on Old Testament portions has continued since the initial New Testament publication, with additional Old Testament text copyrighted between 2008 and 2022. ^[1] The translation is available digitally through Bible.com and as a mobile app with synchronized audio. ^[3]

Language and People

Supyire Senoufo (ISO 639-3: spp) is spoken by approximately 364,000 people, primarily in the Sikasso Region of southeastern Mali and in neighboring areas of Ivory Coast, where it is known as Shempire or Syenpire. ^{[2] [4]} The language belongs to the Northern Senufo branch of the Niger-Congo family, classified alongside Sucite and Mamara (Minyanka) in the Suppire-Mamara group. ^[4] The Supyire writing system uses the Latin script with an alphabet devised by the Direction nationale d’alphabetisation fonctionnelle et de linguistique appliquee (DNAFLA) in collaboration with SIL. It is a tonal language with four tones: high (marked with acute accent), middle (unmarked), low (grave accent), and falling (circumflex). ^[5] [Glottolog: supy1237]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.. Translation type: New.

References

• [1] Senoufo, Supyire (Bible.com) - YouVersion. Download and copyright details for the Supyire translation.
• [2] Supyire Senoufo New Testament (Bible in My Language) - Bible in My Language. Product listing with language and geographic context.
• [3] Bible - Senoufo Supyire (Google Play) - Google Play. Audio Bible app with synchronized text.
• [4] Senoufo, Supyire in Mali - Joshua Project. People group profile with population and location data.
• [5] Supyire language - Omniglot. Writing system and tonal alphabet details.
• BibleSearch - Online text, American Bible Society
• Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
• NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
• KILE JWUMPE SEMƐŊI JWUMPE NINTANMPE - Online text, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.
• Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for SPPTBL.
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.