Bible texts in Omotic languages

[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 [?].

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.

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.