Product Overview
Northern Paiute Language New Testament | Te Naa Besa Unnepu (PAONT) | United States
Product Features
- Paperback edition with 414 pages
- Northern Paiute language New Testament, titled Te Naa Besa Unnepu (PAONT)
- Published by Digital Bible Society in collaboration with Wycliffe Bible Translators on November 3, 2017
- Language: Northern Paiute, a Western Numic language of the Uto-Aztecan family
- ISBN-10: 1531305210, ISBN-13: 978-1531305215
- Product dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches, shipping weight: 1.5 pounds
Overview The Northern Paiute Language New Testament, known as Te Naa Besa Unnepu (PAONT), is a valuable paperback edition that brings the New Testament to the Northern Paiute community in their native language. Published by Digital Bible Society and Wycliffe Bible Translators in 2017, this 414-page volume helps preserve and promote the Northern Paiute language while making the Bible accessible to its speakers.
Interesting Facts
- Northern Paiute is a Western Numic language with around 500 fluent speakers in 1994, according to Marianne Mithun, and about 1,631 speakers reported by Ethnologue in 1999.
- The Northern Paiute language is closely related to the Mono language.
Key Credits
- Publisher: Digital Bible Society
- Collaborator: Wycliffe Bible Translators
Northern Paiute | |
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Native to | United States |
Region | Nevada, California, Oregon, Idaho |
Ethnicity | 6,000 Northern Paiute and Bannock (1999) |
Native speakers
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700 (2007) |
Uto-Aztecan | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | pao |
Glottolog | nort2954 |