(Ki)Kongo--Bantu Bible History (1)

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(Ki)Kongo: Cataract...
"The BaKongo, a Bantu people numbering more than one and a
half million, live along the lower Congo River in the two
Congos, Angola, and Angolan Cabinda.   Numerous Kongo
dialects can be distinguished.

The Cataract dialect is spoken in the cataract region of the lower
Congo, and around Mbanza Manteke."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

       "First publication, St. Mark’s Gospel in
    1886 at London by the American Baptist My. Union; tr. by
    C. H. Harvey of the ABMU.   St. Luke’s Gospel, 1888; tr. by H. Rich-
    ards.   Jonah and Colossians, Mpalabala; 1889; tr. by P. Frederickson.
    Galatians, Mbanza Manteke, 1891; tr. by Mr. Richards; Romans, 1892;
    1 Corinthians, 1897.   St. John’s Gospel, 1898; tr. by W. H. Leslie.
    1 and 2 Timothy, 1898; tr. by Mr. Richards; the Acts, 1906.   Some
    Old Testament and New Testament selections were also published locally.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

KONGO: Cataract dialect--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: n.d. John 3:16 unknown.]

"1886 Mark   1888 Luke   East London Institute for Home and
Foreign Missions
1889 Colossians   Jonah   American Baptist My. Union,
Mpalabala
1891-1898 John   Romans   1 Corinthians   Galatians
Ephesians   1, 2 Timothy   ABMU, Mbanza Manteke
1900-1906 Matthew ABMU (part 1 printed in Boston)
1906 Acts ABMU, Mbanza Manteke
1910 [m]ark ABMU, Bournemouth
1916 1 Peter-Revelation   American Baptist Foreign MS,
Mbanza Manteke
Translated by Baptist mies., including Charles H. Harvey,
Charles E. Ingham, H. Richards, P. Frederickson, and W. H. Leslie.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
"1910" (Recomposed) Mark 1:2 incorrect (Yesaya = Isaiah).]

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(Ki)Kongo: San Salvador...
"The San Salvador dialect of the Bantu Kongo language is spoken
by groups of BaKongo living along the Congo River below
Kinshasa.   It is also known as KisiKongo."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]
       "Spoken on the south bank of the Congo River near the mouth, Belgium Congo."--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

       "First publication, St. Mark’s Gospel in 1888 at London by
    the Baptist My. Society; tr. by G. R. R. Cameron of the BMS.
    St. Matthew’s Gospel, BMS at Underhill (B.C.), 1889; tr. by J. H.
    Weeks.   St. Luke’s Gospel, 1890; tr. by W. Holman Bentley aided by
    M. D. Nlemvo, a native.   New testament, BFBS, 1893; tr. by
    Mr. Bentley.   Bible, Bible Translation Society, 1916; issued in parts
    as completed by the translators: Mr. Weeks, T. Lewis, W. B. Frame,
    R. H. C. Graham, and M. N. Nekaka.   Revised, BFBS, 1926.
       CP: BFBS.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

KONGO: San Salvador dialect--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: n.d. John 2:9b-3:20a {correct w/ Jesus @ John 3:2a}.]

"1888 Jonah Baptist MS, Underhill
1888 Mark BMS, London
1889 Matthew   1890 Luke   BMS, Underhill
1891 1 John BMS, Ngombe
1892 John   1893 New Testament   BFBS, London
1897 1 Samuel BMS, San Salvador
1902 Genesis BMS, Ngombe
1907 Psalms   Proverbs   1909 New Testament (revised)
1910-1916 Old Testament   1914 New Testament (further
revised)   Bible Translation Society, London
1925 Psalms (revised, with Portuguese)   BFBS, Lisbon
1926 Bible (revised)   BFBS, London
Translated by mies. of the BMS, including G. R. R. Cameron,
H. Ross Phillips, John H. Weeks, W. Holman Bentley, R. H. C.
Graham, Thomas Lewis, Walter Wooding, W. B. Frame, and R. V.
Glennie.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

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

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