Bihari--Other Bible History (1)

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Bihari: Bhojpuri...
"Bihari is spoken in Bihar State, northeastern India.   The Bihar
people are H_ndu, despite the fact that Bihar is revered by B_d-
dhist
s as the area in which the Buddh_ lived as a youth.   Spoken
as a vernacular by most of the state’s 46.5 million people, Bihari
is generally accepted as a form of Eastern Hindi."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"Five Bihari dialects are usually distinguished.   (The Maithili
dialect is not represented here: N.T. Selections, translated by
J. Christian, were published in Maithili at Monghyr, c. 1865.)
The Bhojpuri dialect of Bihari is spoken in the Purnea district of
Bihar and in adjacent Bengal."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

**File: Bihari Bible History (3)--1860   S. Bagster   [Info only: BHOJEPOORA.]

BIHARI: Bhojpuri dialect--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: Kaithi characters   "1913" John ch:v unknown.]

Kaithi Character
"1911 John   1913 John (revised)   BFBS, Calcutta
Translated by Miss C. L. Robertson, Regions Beyond My.
Union.   Revised by P. O. Wynd.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
KAITHI CHARACTER   "1911" John 2:1-4 unknown.]

Devanagari Character
"1934 John BFBS, Calcutta
P.O. Wynd’s revision of the 1911 John, transliterated."
-- 1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
DEVANAGARI CHARACTER   "1934" John 2:1-4 unknown.]

**File: Bihari: Kortha Bible History

**File: Bihari: Magahi Bible History

Bihari: Nagpuria...
"The Nagpuria Bihari usage is generally considered a dialectal
form of Bhojpuri.   It is spoken in rural Chota Nagpur of Bihar
State."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

BIHARI: Nagpuria dialect--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: Kaithi characters   "1909" Book ch:v unknown.]

BIHARI: Nagpuria dialect--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: Devanagari characters   n.d. Matthew 4:10 unknown.]

Kaithi Character unless noted
"1907 Matthew   1908 Mark   1909 Luke   John   1912 Acts
1914 Matthew   John (Devanagari character)   1914 Romans
1, 2 Corinthians   1919 Mark (Devanagari character)
BFBS, Calcutta
Translated by [Rev.] P. Eidnaes, German Evangelical Lutheran Mission."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
KAITHI CHARACTER   "1908" Mark 1:2 unknown.
DEVANAGARI CHARACTER   "1914" Matthew 3:1-4(a) unknown.]

Bihari: Maithili...
       "Spoken by at least 10,000,000 people in Tirhut, India."--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

**File: Bihari Bible History (3)--1860   S. Bagster   [Info only: TIRHITIYA, OR MITHILI.]

       "First
    publication, the Sermon on the Mount and other New Testament selections
    in 1865
    (?) at Monghyr tr. by John Christian, a planter."
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

BIHARI: Maithili dialect--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: {Devanagari} characters   n.d. Part of the Lord's Prayer unknown.]

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