[Bible. New Testament in KHASI] trans. by Thomas Jones and William Lewis.
| Title | Ka Jiutang ka Bathymmai: ka Jong U Iísous Khristos. Uba u trai bad u Nongpynim. Jong Ngi: Ia Kaba la Kylla Sha Ka Ktín Khasi, na ka Ktìn Griik. A reprint with corrections of the 1871 NT. |
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| Publisher | London For the British and Foreign Bible Society |
| Date | 1878 |
| Book ID | 38512 |
| First Edition |
Description
8vo., original purple cloth ruled and decorated in black to spine and boards. Title gilt to spine. Yellow chalk endpapers, [ii]+776pp., double columns. Bible in Roman script.
A very nice tight copy. Cloth faded (normal with this due), two stains to spine. Internally excellent.
Khasi is an Austroasiatic language spoken primarily in Meghalaya state in India by the Khasi people. Khasi is part of the Khasi–Khmuic group of languages.There was a significant Welsh Calvinist Methodist missionary connection, c.f. Thomas Jones, amongst the Khasi people from the 1840s onwards. A number of publications on the language as well as Bible translations exist.
Darlow and Moule, 5954
Welsh Calvinist Methodist College in Bala ex libris plate and inscription to endpapers.
Price:
£150.00