Marshallese Language Early Bible / Partial Old Testament till Isaiah and Full New Testament / Collectors Item - Condition: Very Good

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Marshallese Early Bible - COLLECTORS ITEM!

Partial Old Testament till Isaiah and Full New Testament

Moton Kalimur Eo Mokta Kab Kalimur Ekal Jeje Ko Re Kwojarjar Jisos Kraist

1975 Printed in Hong Kong by BS

The Marshallese language (Marshallese: new orthography Kajin M̧ajeļ or old orthography Kajin Majōl, [kɑ͡æzʲinʲ(e͡ɤ) mˠɑɑ̯zʲɛ͡ʌɫ]), also known as Ebon, is a Micronesian language spoken in the Marshall Islands by about 44,000 people, and the principal language of the country. There are two major dialects: Rālik (western) and Ratak (eastern).

Product Details

Hardcover: 1020 pages
Publisher: Bible Society (1975)
Language: Marshallese

CONDITION OF THE BIBLE IS Used - VERY GOOD: Bible as pictured, inside LIKE NEW! The cover shows some aging, and the edges also, because the Bible came from tropical conditions. Buy with confidence! 1975 Print, only 1500 was printed that time. The first missionaries with the Protestant Church translated the Bible into Marshallese in the late 1900s. Although it was a good translation, it lacked Jeremiah through Malachi because the missionaries were not able to finish their work. This is that FIRST EARLY BIBLE! This is history.

Marshallese
Ebon^[1]
(new orthography) Kajin M̧ajeļ (old orthography) Kajin Majōl
Native to	Marshall Islands
Native speakers	(55,000 cited 1979)^[2]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Micronesian Micronesian Proper Nuclear Micronesian Marshallese
Writing system	Latin (Marshallese alphabet)
Official status
Official language in	Marshall Islands (with English)
Language codes
ISO 639-1	`mh`
ISO 639-2	`mah`
ISO 639-3	`mah`
Glottolog	`mars1254`^[3]

The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ), is an island country located near the equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the International Date Line. Geographically, the country is part of the larger island group of Micronesia.

Independence from the United States
Status	Sovereign state in free association with the United States
Capital and largest city	Majuro^[1] 7°7′N 171°4′E
Official languages	Marshallese English
Ethnic groups (2006^[2])	92.1% Marshallese 5.9% mixed Marshallese 2% others
Demonym	Marshallese
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Hilda Heine
• Speaker	Kenneth Kedi^[3]
Legislature	Nitijela
• Self-government	1979
• Compact of Free Association	October 21, 1986
Area
• Total	181.43 km² (70.05 sq mi) (189th)
• Water (%)	n/a (negligible)
Population
• 2016 estimate	53,066^[4] (United Nations) (203rd)
• 2011 census	53,158^[5]
• Density	293.0/km² (758.9/sq mi) (28th)