Project Profile

Abakaliki Bible Cluster

Abakaliki

Languages participating in this cluster:

  • Izii
  • Ikwo
  • Ezaa

530,000 speakers of three closely related languages live in fertile southeastern Nigeria. The area is rich in mineral resources, and the ancestors of today’s inhabitants developed bronze-casting techniques over a thousand years ago. The creativity and technical skill demonstrated by those early African metal crafters is recognized as among the finest in the history of the world.

Swiss Wycliffe members Paul and Inge Meier began work among the Izii people in 1964. Christians from the Ezaa and Ikwo languages requested translation help in the early 1970s. This team of Nigerian translators, local churches and translation consultants is working together to bring God’s Word to all three languages, but they need financial resources and prayer support to help them get the job done.

News from the Field
  • Jan15

    Daily Prayer: the Abakaliki Cluster of Nigeria

    Pray with us for the Abakaliki Bible Cluster of Nigeria.

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  • Aug15

    Abakaliki Bible Cluster of Nigeria

    Their 20 years’ hard work is nearing the finish as final corrections are made before sending to the printer!

    So we praise God for the wonderful kindness he has poured out on us because we belong to his dearly beloved Son. (Ephesians 1:6-7, NLT)

    The Abakaliki speakers of 3 languages in Nigeria live in one of the most linguistically diverse nations on Earth — and they’re about to receive the entire Bible for the first time.

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