Partners
Prayer Partners:
0 Current
10 Needed
Total Opportunity:
$105,986 Funded
$0 Needed
Demographics
- Location:
- Nigeria
- Speakers:
- 70,000
- Start Year:
- 2008
- End Year:
- 2013
Alago NT
About thirty years ago, an expatriate couple started Bible translation work among the Alago, but few Alago people seemed interested. Today, the Alago are committed to the development of their language, including the compilation of a dictionary and the preparation of materials for literacy. About 35% of the population professes faith in Christ. Some of those would like to reach out to their friends and neighbors who are bound by legalistic religion or perpetual fearful of animistic spirits. Believers need Scripture in the mother tongue in order to effectively carry out the Great Commission in their culture.
The team plans to develop a mother-tongue literacy program. In this way, people who already read some things in another language can learn to read and appreciate materials written in Alago.
News from the Field
- Jun25
Alago of Nigeria
An interdenominational committee representing all of the area churches requested help with translating Scripture. About thirty years ago, an expatriate couple started Bible translation work among the Alago. At that time, however, people were not interested in their mother tongue.