{"id":5957,"date":"2021-12-13T22:34:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T19:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/?p=5957"},"modified":"2021-12-13T22:36:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T19:36:00","slug":"endangered-indigenous-languages-find-a-home-on-the-worlds-most-translated-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/endangered-indigenous-languages-find-a-home-on-the-worlds-most-translated-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Endangered Indigenous Languages Find a Home on the World&#8217;s Most Translated Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most translated website in the world \u2014 <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jw.org<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, the official website of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses \u2014 includes content in more than 1,030 languages, including many Indigenous languages considered at risk of dying out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5958\" src=\"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/imgs-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/imgs-2.png 601w, https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/imgs-2-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among them are Central Alaskan Yupik, spoken by some 10,000 in Alaska, as well as Blackfoot, Cherokee, Choctaw, Hopi and Navajo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For Mary Beebe, who grew up speaking Yupik in her hometown of Bethel, Alaska, the Yupik publications on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>jw.org<\/strong><\/em><\/a> have helped her embrace her culture while deepening her faith.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cGod is showing his love for our people, with our language being translated for them to understand,\u201d said Beebe, a volunteer assisting with the Yupik translation work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>official website<\/strong><\/em><\/a> of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses \u2013 the most translated website in the world \u2013 includes content in more than 1,030 languages, including many Indigenous languages considered at risk of dying out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cTranslating Indigenous languages is a labor of love for all those involved and for our organization,\u201d said Robert Hendriks, the U.S. spokesman of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses. \u201cThe work is challenging and time-consuming. But our goal isn\u2019t to make a profit; it\u2019s to provide the Bible\u2019s comforting message clearly and accurately to as many people as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sharing the Bible\u2019s message of hope and comfort in the local Yupik community has been a powerful experience for Beebe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn this world where it\u2019s so divided with people because of their race,\u201d Beebe said, \u201cit just makes you think how God views everyone, not this one race or that, but every one the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jw.org<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, the official website of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses, publishes encouraging content in more than 1,030 languages, including many Indigenous languages.<\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 320px; top: 917.797px;\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most translated website in the world \u2014 jw.org, the official website of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses \u2014 includes content in more than 1,030 languages, including many Indigenous languages considered at risk of dying out. 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