There are four dialects of the Rangi language. Earlier this year a survey was taken in many Rangi villages to determine which dialect the translation of the Bible should be done in. The Rangi people are close neighbors with the Burunge, Sandawe, Gogo and Masai. Some villages have all five language groups in them.
Jan 16, 2013
Written by Paul K.
 Last year, the Rangi translators decided to create a group
on Facebook called,"We speak Rangi."
Rangi people live all over Tanzania,
many of them in cities like Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, and Arusha; many
have access to the internet.
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May 24, 2011
Written by Margaret B.
We travelled all the way to Haubi, a
large Rangi village, and worked hard for several days. Tasks included community checking of translated
Scripture, meeting with new basic literacy workers, strengthening relationships
with church and village leaders and formally speaking in a church there.
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May 31, 2010
Written by Melissa H.
The
Rangi team recently had the opportunity to make audio recordings of the books
of Jonah, Ruth, and portions of Mark. Many people in villages have
battery-powered cassette players, so these recordings have the potential to
reach a larger number of people at one time than the written books of the
Bible. They will reach people who cannot see well enough to read, those who are
older and find learning to read difficult, as well as very young children.
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Oct 21, 2009
Written by Rachel M.
There are two very rewarding aspects of advising the work of
Bible translation. The first is seeing the smiles on people's faces when they
hear God's Word in their language for the first time. The second is what I call
those "light bulb" moments when a translator is desperately seeking just the
right word in his language.
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Sep 19, 2007
Written by Margaret B.
Kijuu is a Rangi Bible translator. He went to his
uncle's funeral in a Rangi village last week. He first collected his young
cousin from school in Dodoma and then escorted
her to her home village for her
father's funeral. Kijuu carried with him a single copy of three chapters of a recent draft
of the Gospel of Mark in the Rangi language to show his relatives.
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