Kisan New Testament (XISWBT)

Overview

The Kisan New Testament is a translation of the 27 books of the New Testament into the Kisan language, written in Odia (Oriya) script. The Kisan people are a scheduled tribe of Odisha, India, concentrated primarily in the Sundargarh, Sambalpur, and Jharsuguda districts. ^[1] The Kisan language belongs to the North Dravidian language family and is closely related to Kurukh (Oraon), reflecting the Kisan people’s historical origins as an offshoot of the Oraon tribe who migrated from the Nagpur area. ^{[1] [2]} Although the Kisan speak their own Dravidian language, they are also conversant in Odia and use the Odia script for writing, which is the script employed in this translation. ^[2]

Language and People

Kisan (ISO 639-3: xis) is a North Dravidian language closely related to Kurukh (Oraon). The Kisan population numbers approximately 331,000, residing primarily in the Sundargarh, Sambalpur, and Jharsuguda districts of Odisha, India. ^[1] The language uses Odia script for writing. ^[2]

References

• [1] Kisan - SCSTRTI - Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute, Odisha. Tribal profile with population and geographic data.
• [2] Phonological Features of Kisan Mother Tongue Spoken in Odisha State - P. Perumal Samy, Academia.edu. Linguistic classification and script details.
• find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for XISWBT.
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
• bible.com - YouVersion.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org.