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Sulawesi - Scripture Engagement

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When the High language wins – and when it doesn’t: How diglossia and the timing of translation affect vernacular scripture use

A Pilot Study Focused on Sulawesi
Stan Anonby, David M Eberhard, and Tiar Adam Simanjuntak (2025)
The non-use of completed local language (LL) Scripture translations is a persistent and costly problem for the Bible translation movement. This article opens a broader Vernacular Scripture Use research program with a pilot study conducted across eighteen language communities in…
Richard
February 26, 2026