Yao Bible History (1)

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(Chi)Yao...
"The Yao language is spoken by about 500,000 people over a wide
area, extending from southern Tanzania into Malawi at the
southern end of Lake Malawi.   The largest concentrations of
Yao speakers are in Mozambique.   Chi-Yao is related to Chi-
Mwera and other tongues of southern Tanzania."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1880 Matthew BFBS, London
Translated by Chauncey Maples, Universities’ Mission to Central
Africa.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]

"1889 Matthew-Acts   1891 Romans   1, 2 Corinthians
1894 Galatians-James   1898 1 Peter-Revelation

1902 Gospels   Acts (revised)
1907 New Testament (revised)   BFBS, London
Translated by A. Hetherwick, Church of Scotland Mission."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]

"1906 Genesis   1912 Psalms   UMCA, Likoma
Translated by Yao Christians, and revised by W. B. Suter; liturgical
portions by the same translators were published at Likoma in 1902.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]

"1913-1920 Old Testament (in parts)   BFBS, Likoma
Translated by mies. of the UMCA, including C. H. Ker,
Norah L. Mann, Mary Cornish, Katharine H. Nixon Smith,
Christopher B. Eyre, A. G. H. Sargent, R. A. Russell, Y. Abdallah,
and G. H. Wilson.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: women mies.?]

"1927 Matthew   1932 Mark   Acts   1933 Genesis   Exodus
1934 Luke   John   1935 Matthew (new translation)   Romans
1 Corinthians   1-3 John   Jude   1952 New Testament
BFBS, London

Newly translated by E. A. How, G. H. Wilson, T. Hannay, K. H.
Nixon Smith, UMCA, assisted by Barnaba Hamisi, Josia Mtekateka,
and John Rashidi, in a usage intended to accommodate all Yao-
speakers.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]

YAO--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: "1934" John 3:13-16 unknown.]

(CHI)YAO--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: "1935" Mark 1:2 incorrect (Isaya nabii = Isaiah prophet).]

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