Yoruba is a west African language spoken by over
twenty million people, mainly in south-western Nigeria. The language
is written in Latin (Roman) letters.
The first of the Scriptures was translated into
Yoruba in 1850, the New Testament was published in 1862 and full
Bible was first printed in 1884. The classic Crowther translation
was produced in 1900.
The New Testament was corrected in 1959 and published
in 1960.
The Johnson version was produced in 1969. Bible
work is done by the Bible Society of Nigeria.
Information sourced from www.biblesociety.org.uk