Garo Bible History (1)

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Garo: Abeng...
"Garo, a language of the Boro group of the Tibeto-Burman
family is spoken by about 250,000 people living in the Garo
Hills, District of Assam."
-- 1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"The Abeng Garo dialect was spoken by people living on the
plains of Mymensingh, south of the Garo Hills.   This region is
now in East Pakistan, where there are numerous Garo com-
munities."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

Bengali Character
"1887 Luke Bible Translation Society, Calcutta
An adaptation of the Achik Garo Scriptures by J. Ellison of the
Baptist MS.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
BENGALI CHARACTER   "1887" Luke 3:1-4 unknown.]

Garo: Achik...
"The Achik dialect, spoken by people of the Garo Hills, Assam,
India, predominates among several mutually intelligible Garo
dialects, and is considered the standard dialect."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

Bengali Character
"1875 Matthew   Luke   John   Bible Translation Society,
Calcutta
1875 Mark Baptist MP, Sibsagor
Translated by T. J. Keith, American Baptist My. Union."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
BENGALI CHARACTER   "1875" Mark 1:2 unknown.]

"1882 Galatians-Philippians   Genesis
1884 Matthew   Mark (revised)   1888 Luke   John (revised)
1 John-Revelation 3   1890 Acts   1891 James
1894 Romans-Revelation (2 vols.)   ABMU, Tura
Translated and revised by Marcus C. Mason and E. G. Philips,
ABMU.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

Roman Character
"1903 Genesis (revised)   1904 Gospels (revised)
1909 New Testament ABMU, Tura
1924 Old Testament BFBS, Calcutta
Translated by M. C. Mason, E. G. Philips, Miss E. C. Bond,
ABMU, and Modhumath Momin, a Garo.   Orthographic changes
were made in subsequent editions of the Bible, 1936 and 1954.
"
-- 1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: Roman Character   "1964" Mark 1:2 incorrect (Isaia = Isaiah).]

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