The gold-lettered title of the plain-covered book reads "Vit'eegwijyahchy'aa: Vagwandak Nizii," Gwich'in for, "God: His Good News."
...Since then, a new Gwich'in spelling/writing system was created by Wycliffe translators Richard and Susan Mueller, who started working on translating the New Testament into the new format more than 50 years ago.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Bible translated into Native Alaskan language
Bible translators like Wycliffe are looking to bring the Bible to every language in the world. One of the newest examples is Gwich'in, a language of native Alaskans, which now has it's own Bible to let the gospel reach a whole new people-group.
