Taupota Mark (TPAMRK)

Overview

The Gospel of Mark in the Taupota language of Papua New Guinea, published in 2010 by Wycliffe Bible Translators under the vernacular title Buk Mak long tokples Taupota long Niugini. Taupota is an Austronesian language belonging to the Are-Taupota group within the Papuan Tip linkage of the Oceanic language family, spoken along the coast of Goodenough Bay near East Cape in Milne Bay Province. ^[1] The Taupota people number approximately 2,600, residing in communities spanning from Garuwahi to Wamawamana in the Alotau district. ^[2] This translation of Mark represents the first scripture portion published in Taupota, with Bible portions produced between 2008 and 2010. ^[2] The text is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives license, permitting sharing while preserving the integrity of the translated scripture. ^[3]

Language and People

Taupota (ISO 639-3: tpa) is spoken by approximately 1,280 people in Papua New Guinea, Map 17. [Glottolog: taup1242]

Publishing and Organizations

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

References

• [1] Taupota Language (TPA) - Ethnologue. Language classification and status information for Taupota.
• [2] Taupota, Maivara in Papua New Guinea - Joshua Project. People group profile including population, location, and scripture status.
• [3] Taupota Mark - YouVersion/Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. Online text and license information.
• BibleSearch - Online text, American Bible Society
• NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
• Taupota Mark - Online text, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.
• Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for TPAMRK.
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.