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Who translated the Bible into native language?
Wampanoag. The Wampanoag language or “Massachuset language” (Algonquian family) was the first North American Indian language into which any Bible translation was made; John Eliot began his Natick version in 1653 and finished it in 1661-63, with a revised edition in 1680-85.
Who translated the Bible into Cherokee?
Both Archer and Brown translated the full New Testament into Cherokee. The first actual printing of a Bible portion in Cherokee appeared in the Missionary Herald of December, 1827, and consisted of the first verse of Genesis, translated by Samuel Worcester.
Is the Bible in every language?
The Bible has been translated into many languages from the biblical languages of Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. As of September 2020 the full Bible has been translated into 704 languages, the New Testament has been translated into an additional 1,551 languages and Bible portions or stories into 1,160 other languages.
What is the name of the Indian Bible?
Eliot Indian Bible
| Algonquian Indian Bible title page 1663 | |
|---|---|
| Translator | John Eliot |
| Country | Colonial America |
| Language | Massachusett language |
| Subject | Bible |
How did Athabaskan get its name?
The word Athabaskan is an anglicized version of a Cree language name for Lake Athabasca ( Template:Lang-crm “ [where] there are reeds one after another”) in Canada. Cree is one of the Algonquian languages. The name was assigned by Albert Gallatin in his 1836 (written 1826) classification of the languages of North America.
How many Athabaskan languages are there?
Written By: Athabaskan language family, Athabaskan also spelled Athabascan, or (in Canada) Athapaskan, or Athapascan, one of the largest North American Indian language families, consisting of about 38 languages.
How similar are Tlingit and Eyak to Athabaskan languages?
Because both Tlingit and Eyak are fairly remote from the Athabaskan languages in terms of their sound systems, comparison is usually done between them and the reconstructed Proto-Athabaskan language. This resembles both Tlingit and Eyak much more than most of the daughter languages in the Athabaskan family.
What did the Alaskan Athabaskans believe in?
The Alaskan Athabaskan lived a life in close harmony with nature. Their religious beliefs were based on their relationship with the supernatural spirits in plants, animals, and natural phenomena. The spirit world included both well-meaning and evil characters who had to be kept happy with songs, dances, and charms.