The New Testament in the Takia language of Papua New Guinea, published in 1999 by the Bible Society of Papua New Guinea in cooperation with Wycliffe Bible Translators. Takia is an Oceanic Austronesian language spoken primarily on Karkar Island and Bagabag Island, as well as in the coastal villages of Megiar and Serang in Madang Province. ^[1] As a member of the Bel language family, Takia has undergone significant structural influence from Waskia, a neighboring Papuan language on Karkar Island, adopting features such as subject-object-verb word order while retaining its Oceanic morphology. ^[1] This was the first translation of the New Testament into Takia. The language is under pressure from Tok Pisin and English, making this Scripture translation an important resource for both the Christian community and language preservation on the island. ^[1]

Language and People

Takia (ISO 639-3: tbc) is spoken by approximately 25,000 people in Papua New Guinea, Map 7. [Glottolog: taki1248]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by BS od Papua new guinea, Port Moresby-Lae. Translation type: First.

References

[1] Takia language - Wikipedia. Linguistic classification, geographic distribution, and contact-induced change from Waskia.
Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
Anut san bilaluŋ foun - Online text, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.
Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
Rosetta Project: Takia Genesis - Internet Archive / Rosetta Project. Genesis in Takia.
find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for TBCPNG.
Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
ebible.org entry - ebible.org.