Sotho: Northern Bible History (1)

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**List: Sotho: Northern Ministry

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(Se)Sotho: Northern...
"Northern Sotho, also called Pedi, is spoken by about 1 million
people in central and southern Transvaal, Republic of South
Africa
."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

       "First publication,
    the New Testament in 1890 by the BFBS; tr. by C. Knothe, of the Berlin
    Evangelical My. Society, with the aid of his colleagues and native
    helpers.   Bible, Berlin Evangelical My. Society, Berlin, 1904;
    tr. by G. Trümpelmann, the New Testament being Knothe’s text revised
    by H. Kuschke and Mr. Trümpelmann.   CP: BFBS.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

PEDI--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: "1904" John 10-18a, 23b-33a unknown.]

"1890 New Testament BFBS, London
1898 New Testament (revised)   1904 Bible
Berlin Evangelical MS
Translated by C. Knothe, Berlin Evangelical MS, and revised by
H. Kuschke.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1943 New Testament BFBS, Johannesburg
1951 Bible BFBS, London
Revised, with new orthography, P. E. Schwellnus, Berlin MS."
-- 1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1955 Luke   1959 John   BFBS, Johannesburg
1964 Gospels BS of South Africa, Johannesburg
A revision, with further revised orthography, by a committee including
P. G. Pakendorf, J. M. Louw, P. Sandner, M. Rakoma, R. Hagens,
E. M. Phatudi, and J. M. Kriel.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
"1964" Mark 1:2 correct (baprofeta = prophets).]

"formal-equivalent translations of the Bible were made in... Northern Sotho (Berlin Mission) 1904, 1951."

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