Association for the Promotion of Indigenous Languages and Cultures in Development
Registered in December 2014. Registered under the 1990 law of association no. 90/053.
Our Objectives
Five objectives were registered with the association in 2014. They have not changed.
Get translated Scripture to the churches waiting for it
Organise distribution of the portions already translated, and encourage people to read, listen and sit with them.
Translate what people need to know
Health, agriculture, nutrition and human rights, into the languages people think in rather than the ones they were schooled in.
Research indigenous knowledge
Comparative work on cultures and knowledge systems, put to use rather than filed away.
Advocate for minority languages
Argue their case where decisions about them are made.
Keep the generations talking
Move cultural and contemporary knowledge between older and younger speakers before the link breaks.
Dr. Peter Yuh Kimeng
Peter served as lead translator on the Kom New Testament from 1994 to 2024, and took a doctorate in translation studies from Africa International University in 2011. He has consulted on projects in Gabon, Nigeria and Cameroon, mentored a generation of translation consultants, and now works as senior consultant on the Kom Old Testament. He is also an author in SIL International's Bamboo project.
Dr. Ndokobai Dadak
Ndokobai served with the Cameroon Association for Bible Translation and Literacy for several years, carrying out linguistic research across the North West Region, before taking his doctorate at Leiden. He has worked as a linguistics consultant since.
Dr. Grace Tabah
Grace served with SIL Cameroon for many years and still contributes to its linguistics workshops. She teaches at St Jerome University in Douala.
Dr. Nelson Tschonghongei
Nelson translated the constitution of the Republic of Cameroon into Aghem, his mother tongue. His doctoral thesis on Mbuk documentary grammar is held in the libraries of SIL Cameroon and the University of Yaoundé.
Pastor Noverster Nweshie
Noverster took a degree in Bible translation studies in 2016 and has worked as an exegete and trainer of translators in remote parts of North West Cameroon. He serves as a pastor in his home area and works towards becoming a translation consultant.
Pastor Julius Kenah
Julius served seven years as exegete on the Isu New Testament, dedicated in 2021, and is in his fourth year with Oshie and Bambili. He is a facilitator in translator training and a computer technician with a working knowledge of Paratext, Scripture Forge and Logos.
Executive members
- Kimbi PaulExecutive member
- Abraham B. ChiambaExecutive member
- Chia Joy A.Executive member
- Jerome Y.Executive member