The Bwisi area is mountainous and lush. (Uganda)The Bwisi people live near the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Rebel activity in the area has made language work challenging. After a number of years of foundational linguistic work, two motivated and gifted Babwisi men caught a vision for, and began the work of translating the New Testament into their own language for their own people.

Visit the following pages for more information:

1. About the Bwisi people - General information about the Bwisi people.
2. Bwisi Language Project - Meet the translation team.
3. Pray - Support the Bwisi people through prayer.
4. Uganda Info - Country information.

Bwisi online dictionary now available

In August 2012, the Lubwisi dictionary became available online. The online dictionary comes complete with alphabetic and semantic meaning based search facilities. The dictionary allows downloading of PDF versions of the print dictionary and offline installers to enable stand alone dictionary use.

Link to Lubwisi Dictionary.

Bwisi translation progress

The Bwisi translation project has finished translating 100% of the New Testament. Publishing will follow pre-publication checks and reviews.

Thank you for praying for the ongoing work of the translation teams in Uganda.