Waray-Waray Bible History (1)

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**List: Waray-Waray Ministry

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Samareño...
"Samareño is spoken by about 1,225,000 people on Samar and
eastern Leyte, Philippines.   Also known as Samareño-Visayan, or
Waray-Waray, it is one of the three major tongues of the Visayan
group, the other being Hiligaynon and Cebuano."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]
       "A Visayan dialect spoken by about 500,0000 people on the islands of
    Leyte
    (Oriental) and Samar, Philippine Islands."
    -- 1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

       "First publication,
    the Gospels of St. Mark, St. Luke, and St. John and the Acts in 1908 at
    Manila by the ABS; tr. by Eric Lund, of the ABMU, aided by Gregorio
    Macariola.   St. Matthew’s Gospel, 1909.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

"1908 Mark-Acts   1909 Matthew   ABS, Manila
Translated by Samareños, under the direction of Eric Lund, American
Baptist My. Union.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

       "New Testament, 1928;
    tr. by Mrs. Andrew J. Hall, of the Presbyterian Mission.   The Psalms,
    1933.   Bible, 1937.   CP: ABS.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

SAMAREÑO--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: "1937" John 3:14- 21, 26-34a unknown.]

"1928 New Testament   1933 Psalms   1937 Bible
ABS, Manila
Translated by Jean R. Hall, Presbyterian, aided by Juan Bocar,
E. Y. Granali, Catalino Modina, and Martina Tigle.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]

**File: Waray-Waray Critical Text History

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