Uripiv New Testament (UPVWBT)

Overview

The Uripiv New Testament, titled “Naul On Nga Mimerr Uripiv,” is a complete New Testament translation in the Uripiv dialect of the Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin language, published in 1996 by Wycliffe Bible Translators. ^[1][2] Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin is a dialect chain spoken on the small islands of Uripiv, Wala, Rano, and Atchin off the northeast coast of Malakula in Vanuatu, as well as on the adjacent mainland. ^[3] Malakula is one of the most linguistically diverse islands in Vanuatu, with approximately two dozen distinct languages. ^[4] Bible translation work in this language dates back to as early as 1893, with additional portions produced over the following century before the completed New Testament was published in 1996. ^[3] The translation was later made available through the Bible Society of the South Pacific and in digital formats. ^[2]

Language and People

Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin (ISO 639-3: upv) is spoken by approximately 9,000 people in Vanuatu, Enlarged Area. [Glottolog: urip1239]

References

• [1] Naul On Nga Mimerr Uripiv - Vanuatu Bibles. Translation details and copyright information.
• [2] Naul On Nga Mimerr Uripiv - Online text, Bible Society of the South Pacific.
• [3] Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin language resources - Joshua Project. Language and translation status details.
• [4] Church leaders unite to strengthen Bible translation in Vanuatu - Vanuatu Daily Post. Regional Bible translation context.
• BibleSearch - Online text, American Bible Society
• NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
• Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for UPVWBT.
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.