Nupe Bible History (1)

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Nupe...
"Nupe is spoken in several dialects by a population estimated to be
in excess of 1 million, on both sides of the Niger River, in Niger
and Ilorin provinces of Nigeria.   Related dialects are spoken by
the Digo, Ebe, and Kupa.   The Gbari and Igbira languages are
grouped with Nupe in a linguistic class within the Kwa lan-
guages."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

       "First publication, St. Matthew’s Gospel,
    chapters 1-7, in 1860 by the BFBS; tr. by S. Crowther, a native my.
    of the CMS.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

"1877 John Church MS, London
Translated by Samuel Ajayi Crowther, an African my. for the
CMS.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1886-1887 Gospels BFBS, London
Translated by H. Johnson, an African pastor."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1899 Gospels (revised)   BFBS, London
Revised by J. L. Macintyre, CMS, and T. W. Bako."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1903 Psalms
Translated by T. W. Bako, and revised before printing by O. Thomas
and J. J. Williams.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]
       "The Psalms, 1903;
    tr. by W. Bako, O. Thomas and J. J. Williams, all native mies.
    and J. D. Aitken of the CMS.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

"1908 Gospels   1910-1915 Romans- Revelation
1920 Psalms   Proverbs   1927 New Testament (revised)
BFBS, London
Translated by A. W. Banfield, Mennonite my."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]
       "New Testament, 1908-15 (partly
    printed by the Niger Press, Nigeria
    ); tr. by A. W. Banfield, of the
    Mennonite Brethren in Christ, in collaboration with a committee from
    several missions.   Corrected edition, London, 1930.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

NUPÉ--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: "1927" John 3:8b-17a unknown.]

"1950 Psalms   Proverbs (revised)   1953 Bible
BFBS, London
Translated by a committee, including A. W. Banfield, later of the
BFBS, I. W. Sherk, F. Merryweather, A. E. Ball, and C. H.
Daintree.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]

--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: "1955" Mark 1:2 incorrect (anạbi Isaiah = prophet Isaiah).]

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