Ibo Bible History (1)

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**List: Ibo Ministry the Bible ( the Bible ) Ibo: Isuama... "The Ibos number more than 3 million, living in the Eastern Region of Nigeria.   Once common in other areas of other Nigerian regions, the Ibos grouped within the Eastern Region for political and social reasons.   A predominantly Christian people, they are distinct culturally from the Hausas and Yoru- bas who make up the majority in other regions of Nigeria. Ibo, of Igbo, is a Kwa language, spoken in various provincial dialects.   The distinctive ideographic writing system known as Nsibidi (which [false] tradition claims was learned from baboons), was once in use in the Calabar and Cross River areas of Iboland. There is a considerable Ibo vernacular literature."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only] "Isuama Ibo is spoken in Owerri Province.   Union Ibo is an attempt to find a standard literary language which can be used by speakers of many or all the dialectal forms of the language."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only] IBO: Isuama dialect--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: n.d. John 3:16 unknown.] "1860 Matthew   1864 Mark   Luke   1865 John 1866 Acts   1 Corinthians-Philippians   BFBS, London Translated by John C. Taylor, an African pastor for the Church MS, and John F. Schon, CMS."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: "1864" Mark 1:2 probably correct ({a-}móma = prophets).]    "New Testament, BFBS, 1909; Bible, 1913; prepared by Archdeacon Dennis and a committee.   This translation is in a form of Ibo spoken by no one division of the tribe but using words and phrases, as far as possible, common to all sections; it has begun to unify the dialects.   CP: BFBS."--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only] Union Ibo--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: "1913" John 3:12b-18a, 31-36 unknown.] Union Ibo "1908 New Testament   1913 [b]ible   BFBS, London Translated by T. J. Dennis, CMS."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: UNION IBO   "1913" Mark 1:2 incorrect (Aisaia onye-amnma = Isaiah prophet).] "1913 New Testament   Pentateuch   BFBS, London Revised, with adaptations for use among Ibos of Onitsha Province, by a committee of the Niger mission."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?] "1950 Luke BFBS, London Transliterated into phonetic orthography by Kano Achinivu."-- 1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?] "1952 Bible BFBS, London A corrected edition."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?] Ibo: Lower... "Lower, or Delta (Bonny), Ibo is spoken in the Niger River delta regions of southern Owerri Province, Nigeria."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only] "1892 John Delta Pastorate Press, Bonny Translated by Josiah A. Pratt of Sierra Leone, directed by Dandeson Coates Crowther, Church MS."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: "1892" John 2:1-4 unknown.] "1893-1894 Galatians-Philippians 1.25 Delta Pastorate Press, Bonny Translated by J. Boyle, a Christian of Sierra Leone."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]    "Galatians, Ephesians, and Philippians, 1893-4 (reprinted by BFBS, 1896); St. John’s Gospel, 1896, by Archdeacon H. H. Dobinson, of the CMS."--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only] LOWER IBO--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: n.d. John 3:16 unknown.] Ibo: Ungwana... "Ungwana, or Eastern, Ibo is spoken by Ibos living in the Cross River area of Calabar Province, Nigeria."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only] IBO: Ungwana dialect--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: n.d. Matthew 4:10 unknown.] "1899 [m]ark United Presbyterian MP, Calabar 1907 Matthew United Free Church MP, Calabar Translated by P. Rattray, United Presbyterian Church Mission."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: "1899" Mark 1:2 incorrect (Isaiah profet = Isaiah prophet).] Ibo: Upper (Niger)... "Upper (Oniteba) Ibo is spoken in Oniteba and northwestern Owerri Province, Nigeria."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only] "1893 Gospels   1896 Psalms   Acts-Colossians   BFBS, London Translated by H. Johnson and H. H. Dobinson, with the assistance of T. D. Anyaegbunam."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only] "1900 New Testament   1901 Genesis 1905-1906 Old Testament (in 2 parts)   BFBS, London Translated by T. J. Dennis, with the assistance of T. D. Anyaegbunam and later of a committee.   The O.T. was revised in order to prepare the Union Ibo Bible."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]    "New Testament, 1900; tr. by Mr. Dobin- son and Archdeacon T. J. Dennis, aided by T. D. Anyaegbunam, a Christian Ibo.   Genesis, 1901; tr. by J. Spencer, a native pastor; Exodus-Esther, 1905; tr. by Archdeacon Dennis and his helpers."-- 1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only] --1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: "1913" Mark 1:2 incorrect (Aisaia onye-amuma = Isaiah prophet).] UPPER or NIGER IBO--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: n.d. John 3:16 unknown.]

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