The Open Kangri Bible (XNROUB)

Overview

The Open Kangri Bible is a New Testament translation in the Kangri language, published in 2017 by Bridge Connectivity Solutions as part of their initiative to produce openly licensed Scripture in Indian languages. ^[1] Kangri is a Western Pahari language spoken by approximately 1.1 million people in the Kangra, Hamirpur, and Una districts of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. ^[2] The translation is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license, allowing free redistribution and adaptation. ^[3] The text is available digitally through the Free Bibles India platform and as a mobile app.

Language and People

Kangri (ISO 639-3: xnr) is spoken by approximately 1,120,000 people in India, Map 1. [Glottolog: kang1280]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by Davar Partners International.

References

• [1] The Open Kangri Bible - Find.Bible, Digital Bible Society. Bible metadata and copyright details.
• [2] Kangri language - Wikipedia. Language demographics and geographic distribution.
• [3] IRV Hindi details - eBible.org. Creative Commons licensing details for Bridge Connectivity Solutions translations.
• NT - Online text, Free Bibles India
• काँगड़ी - Online text, The Love Fellowship
• Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
• Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.