Gwere

Over 99% of the Gwere people (Bagwere) live in small villages on their traditional tribal lands in eastern Uganda. The Bagwere have been disadvantaged throughout much of their recent history, leaving the group with a poor economy, a weak educational system, and a weak church filled with nominal Christians. Providing them with a writing system will improve their education, and thereby their economic opportunities. Providing them with a New Testament in their own language will enable them to correctly understand God’s truth, build themselves up in the faith and evangelise their own people. The desire expressed by many Bagwere for these things, and their readiness to move ahead, increase the urgency of getting this project started.

Find out more about the Gwere people:

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

 

Gwere online Dictionary now available

In August 2012, the Lugwere 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 Gwere Dictionary

Gwere translation progress

As of December 2012, the Gwere translation project has finished 78% of the New Testament.

 

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

Nov 16, 2006 His Undying Dream Written by Administrator The stuggle to get the Word of God in your own language is not easy. Find out how one man's perseverance paid off. Read more...

Nov 9, 2006 Passive resistance in Gwere Written by Doug W. In English, when we want to downplay the role of a person doing a particular action, we use a passive construction. For example, ‘They are calling your name' becomes ‘Your name is being called' in a passive construction. In the Gwere language of Uganda, there is but one simple passive construction, but this construction brings about problems in Bible translation. Read more...

Oct 19, 2006 Translator Embraces Technology Written by Administrator The sign of a wise man is his willingness to ask questions and try something new. Sam, the translator for the Gwere project is such a wise man. As the Swahili proverb says, "He who does not ask questions has nothing to learn." Read more...