[Languages arranged in chronological order
according to the publication of the first translation]
Wolaytta (1933 ff)
Bible portions
_ _ _ [St. John]. Translated by Walter H. Ohman (SIM), assisted by Dayésa [Darge] and Dutso (both from Wolaytta), and Birru [Dubalä] (from Kulo). London and Addis Ababa: BFBS, 1943 [?].
- Cf. Coldham, Bibliography, # 3311
- Copies available at Cambridge Univ. Library, etc. [BSS.324.5.F43]
- Manuscript from 1934 available at Cambridge Univ. Library
[GBR/0374/BFBS/BSMS 489]
New Testament
_ _ _ (1981-2010)
Bible
_ _ _ (1997-2003)
Gofa (1934 ff)
Bible portions
_ _ _ [St. Mark]. Translated by Walter A. Ohman (SIM), assisted by Kabada, Hailu and Darai. London and Addis Ababa: BFBS, 1934.
- cf. Coldham, Bibliography, # 823
- Copy available at Cambridge Univ. Library [BSS.232.F34.1]
- Manuscript available at Cambridge Univ. Library:
[GBR/0374/BFBS/BSMS 210]
New Testament
_ _ _ (2009-13)
Bible
_ _ _ (2018)
Kafa (1986 ff)
Bible portions
_ _ _ (1934 [?] – 86)
- Kafa is not listed in Coldham. The year seems to be mistaken.
New Testament
_ _ _ (1999 – 2001)
Bible
_ _ _ (2020)
Gamo (1986 ff)
Bible portions
_ _ _ [Gospel of Matthew.] Ed. by Denis Hegarty (CSSp [Congregation of the Holy Spirit]). Mimeograph. Chencha: Catholic Mission, 1986.
New Testament
_ _ _ (2009-17).
Bible
_ _ _ (2018)
Dawro [similar to Gofa and Gamo] (2009 ff)
New Testament
_ _ _ (2009-18)
Bible
_ _ _ (2018)
Bench (1990 ff)
New Testament
_ _ _ (1990)
Bible
_ _ _ (2023)
Aari (1997 ff)
New Testament
_ _ _ (1997)
Bible
_ _ _ (2005-17)
Koorete (1999 ff)
Bible portions
_ _ _ (1999-2007)
New Testament
_ _ _ (2009-11)
Maale
New Testament
_ _ _ (year ?)
Bible
_ _ _ (2017)
Catalogues of Bible translations
Coldham, Geraldine E. (compiler). A Bibliography of Scriptures in African Languages: A revision of the African sections of the Darlow and Moule ‘Historical Catalogue of Printed Editions of the Holy Scripture’, with additions to 1964. 2 vols. London: The British and Foreign Bible Society, 1966.
Rijks, Piet (ed.), Guide to Catholic Bible Translations; vol. 2: Africa. Stuttgart: World Catholic Federation for the Biblical Apostolate, 1989.