Kuanua Bible History (1)

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Kuanua...
"Kuanua is spoken by about 35,000 people in eastern New
Britain, and understood by an additional 10,000 on New Ireland
and other islands.   It is a Melanesian language."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1885 Jonah MP, New Britain
Translated by Benjamin Danks."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1886 Acts   1892 Gospels   Acts   New South Wales
Auxiliary BS, Brisbane and Parranata
Translated by R. H. Richard, Australian Wesleyan MS."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1901 New Testament   1913 New Testament (revised)
NSW Auxiliary BS, Sydney

1917 Genesis   Exodus   Joshua   Jonah   Psalms   BFBS,
London
Translated and revised by H. Fellmann and other mies. of the
Australian WMMS.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1927 New Testament (revised)   BFBS, London
Revised by W. H. Cox, Australian MMS."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1931 Deuteronomy   Ezra-Esther   Proverbs   Isaiah-
Lamentations   Daniel-Malachi   BFBS, London
Translated by H. Fellmann and W. H. Cox."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: "1945" Mark 1:2 incorrect (Iesaia ra paropet = Isaiah the prophet).]

"1962 New Testament (revised)   BFBS, Sydney
A revision prepared by G. L. Bishop, J. Sharp, and W. Lutton, MMS."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"Scr.-based publications in other languages of New Britain
have been reported; all are translated by Roman Catholics:
GUNANTUNA (Rabaul Harbor area) ....
ARAVE (southwestern coast) ....
BOLA-BAKOVI (Willaumez Peninsula) ....
BAINING (a Papuan language of the Gazelle Peninsula) ....
KILENGE (western coast) ....
KOMBE (west of Willaumez Peninsula) ....
LOTE (Montague Harbor) ...?
MENGEN (Jacquinot Bay) ....
NAKARAI, spoken in several dialects: ....
SULKA (a Papuan tongue spoken around Wide Bay) ...."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

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