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EBP Dinner Booklet LANGUAGE LIST Population Location Language Project Goals Impact Angola Kwanza Sul Kibala Translation of Luke 950.0K Australia Pitjantjatjara Translation of the Old Testament 7,000 Belarus Belarusian Translation of the Old and New Testaments 500K Cameroon Bafaw Translation of Gospels and Ephesians 12.0K Bantu Coastal Cluster - Translation of Mark and Acts in Kwasio; production of oral Bible 39,400 Cameroon Batanga, Iyasa, Kwasio stories and the translation of Luke in both Batanga and Iyasa Central African Bozoum Trauma Cluster Translation of 15 story-based trauma healing lessons (15 Bible 47.0K Republic stories, 14 situational stories and 14 Scripture songs) Chad Laka Translation of New Testament 125.0K China Minority Language Cluster Translation of the Old and New Testaments 29M Colombia Cubeo Translation of Old Testament 7.0K Abouré, Avikam Revision of Acts in Avikam; translation of Matthew in Abouré; Côte d’Ivoire 85K translation of Mark in Avikam Bété Gagnoa, Bété Translation of the entire New Testament for four languages: Guibéroua, Godie, Neyo, translation of New Testament portions for one language– – Neyo 608K Côte d’Ivoire Wè Southern Kwa East Cluster - Nglwa, Translation of Matthew, Mark, John and Acts in Nglwa; translation Côte d’Ivoire 92K Nzima of Luke and Mark in Nzima Côte d'Ivoire Koyaga Translation of Genesis and John 60.0K Croatia Croatian Translation of the Old and New Testaments 3M Cuba Cuban Sign Language Translation of the Gospel and Book of Acts 1K Dem Rep Congo Bobangi Translation of Genesis and Luke 118.7K Dem Rep Congo Budu-Koya Translation of John 150K Translation of 1 Corinthians, Galatians and Philippians; begin 150K Dem Rep Congo Budu-Nita drafting 2 Corinthians Dem Rep Congo Komo Translation of 1-2 Corinthians, Galations and Philippians 400K Dem Rep Congo Mangbetu Translation of Matthew and John 700K Gabon Eshira Translation of Luke 39.4K Georgia Georgian Translation of the New Testament 15K Ghana Sekpele Translation of Genesis, Exodus and 25 Chapters of both Isaiah 23.4K and Psalms Guatemala Achi Translation of Old Testament 50.0K Honduras Honduran Sign Language Translation of Genesis and Luke 70K India Minority Language Cluster Translation of the Old and New Testaments and revisions 16.7M Galela, Sahu and Tabaru Translation of the Old Testament Indonesia 133,700 (TAGASA Cluster)' Indonesia Maanyan Translation of the Old Testament 173K Indonesia Mori Translation of the Old Testament 30K Translation of Genesis, Ruth and portions of 9 other books of the Indonesia Tipah Old Testament Iraq Kurdish (Bahdinani dialect) Translation of the New Testament 1.5M Translation of Matthew, Luke, 1 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, 149K Kenya Chonyi Colossians, 2 Thessalonians, 2 Timothy, Titus and James Kenya Marakwet Translation of the Old Testament 1.871M Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Translation of the Old Testament 3.5M Mexico Chiconcuautla Translation of Mark, Luke and John 15.0K Mongolia Mongolian (Khalkh dialect) Translation of the Old and New Testaments 3M Myanmar Minority Language Cluster Translation of the Old and New Testaments 200K! Namibia Himba Translation of Luke 60.0K Namibia Kwanyama Translation of Matthew thru Philemon 650.0K Nigeria Abureni Translation of Luke 4.0K Pakistan Pashtu Translation of the Old Testament 5,000 Pakistan Siraiki Translation of the Old and New Testaments 20M Papua New Guinea Kol Translation of Luke 8.0K LANGUAGE LIST Population Location Language Project Goals Impact Papua New Guinea Tribal Language Cluster Translation of the Old and New Testaments 500,000 Philippines Gaddang Translation of Matthew, Mark and Luke 58.0K Philippines Manide Translation of 35 oral Bible stories 4K Philippines Tinggian (Inlaud dialect) Translation of the New Testament 54K Rep. of the Bouenza Cluster –Doondo Translation of Luke in Doondo; translation of Matthew in 89K Congo and Southwest Teke Southwest Teke Rep. of the Congo Ngungwel Translation of Luke and Acts 45K Russia Bashkir Translation of the Old Testament 1.585M Russia Bashkir, Buryat and Translation of the Old and New Testaments 677M Ossetic cluster Russia Buryat Translation of the Old Testament 500M Russia Ossetic Translation of the Old Testament 461K S Asia Aderi Translation of Acts, Luke and Mark 528K S Asia Acacia Translation of Matthew, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy 165.0K S Asia Aderi Translation of Acts, Luke and Mark 10.0K SE Asia Abuten Translation of Old Testament 50.0K SE Asia Ayaw Translation of Luke 79.0K SE Asia Dakaney Translation of Luke 6.0K SE Asia Sumbi Translation of Old Testament Portions 321.0K Senegal Karon Translation of Genesis and Acts 500.0K Serbia Gurbet Translation of Matthew - Acts, 1 Corinthians, 1 Thessalonians-Titus 500K Serbia Romani Translation of the New Testament 677! Serbia Serbian (Ekavica dialect) Translation of the Old Testament 5M Slovenia Slovenian Translation of the New Testament 50K Solomon Islands Luqa Translation of Old Testament 3.0 K South Sudan Sudanese Sign Language 110 stories on DVD, micro SD cards and online 82.6K Spanish Sign Language Spain Cluster – Spanish and Translation of the Gospels and other portions 90K Catalan Taiwan Aboriginal Language Translation of the Old and New Testaments 500K Cluster Tanzania Bena Translation of New Testament 670.0K Tanzania Dekamo Translation of New Testament 980.0K Tanzania Malila Translation of New Testament and Genesis 65.0K Tanzania Nyakyusa-Ngonde Translation of New Testament and Genesis 1.05Mill Thailand Urak Lawoi Translation of Genesis thru Esther 300 Timor Amanuban Translation of Mark and Acts 250.0K Timor Klon Translation of Mark and Acts 5.0K Togo Akebu Translation of Genesis, Mark, John, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, Philemon, Matthew, Galatians, 70K Revelation Togo and Benin Aja Completion of New Testament; translate Old Testament portions 700K Turkey Kurdish (Kurmanji dialect) Translation of the Old Testament 15M Turkey Zogaucha Translation of Luke 250K United States American Sign Language Old Testament translation to complete entire Bible; and 3.2M chronological Bible narratives Vietnam Minority Language Cluster Translation of the Old and New Testaments 12.3M Vietnam Muong Translation of the New Testament 1.3M Vietnam Tay, Muong and Black Translation of the New Testament 3M Hmong Zambia Nkangala Translation of Luke, John, Acts and Ephesians 22.3K Zimbabwe Kalanga Translation of Mark, Luke, Acts, Romans 850.0K.
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