Somali Bible History (1)

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**List: Somali Ministry the Bible ( al-Kitaabka ) Somali... "The Somalis number about 1.5 million in Somalia, the scimitar- shaped East African Republic formed in 1960 from British Somaliland (to the north) and Italian Somaliland (in the south). An additional 1,350,000 Somalis live in adjacent Ethiopia (see Ogaden-Harti Somali), Kenya, and French Somaliland.   The Somalis, predominantly Musl_m, are mostly farmers or nomadic herdsmen. A Cushitic language, Somali is spoken with numerous dialectal variations.   These dialects have been tentatively divided into three groups: a major category, including the usage of the Darod, Ishak, and Dir tribes, and the Somalis of Kenya and Ethiopia; Benadir, an urban dialect common to the southern coast towns; and the Rahamwin dialect of the south-central Somali tribes of that name. Arabic is in general use as a literary language and for official communications in Somalia.   A Somali alphabet, known as Ismaniyah writing, has received considerable support in recent years.   Named after its inventor, Isman Yusuf, it consists of 22 consonantal letters, many reminiscent of Roman, Arabic, and Ethiopic characters; they are written left to right."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only] SOMALI--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: n.d. John 3:16-18 probably CT.] "Two other translations of the Gospels have been reported: one by Mr. & Mrs. A. Keene Spitler, Sudan Interior Mission, and a translation by Mr. & Mrs. H. W. Modricker."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only] Somali: Ogaden-Harti... "Ogaden-Harti is the Somali dialect common to the estimated 1 million Somalis of the Ogaden region of southeastern Ethiopia. However, the poorly defined Ethiopia-Somalia border and the nomadic habits of the Somalis make an accurate count difficult. Ogaden-Harti belongs to the major group of inland Somali dialects."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]    "First publication, St. Mark’s Gospel in 1915 by the BFBS; tr. by Rev. P. Olsson of the Swedish Evangelical National Society.   St. John’s Gospel, 1929."--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only] SOMALI: Ogaden-Harti dialect--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: n.d. John 3:16 unknown.] "1915 Mark   1929 John   BFBS, London Translated by P. Ohlssen, Swedish National Evangelical Society. Though an edition of the complete Gospels has been reported, no copy has been located."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: "1915" Mark 1:2 correct (nabiyalka = the prophets).] "(Somalia, Ethiopia) (John) Anjiliki Ghudusah/Sidi Udigey Yohana [St. John in Somali:Ogaden- Harti].    London, British and Foreign Bible Society, 1929.    73p.   15cm. 719"   [Info only: f08.pdf] **File: Somali Critical Text History

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