[sword-devel] Updates- Myanmar Bible Project.
Frank Yung-Fong Tang
sword-devel@crosswire.org
Wed, 25 Feb 2004 09:39:34 -0500
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<span type="cite">Levi Lim wrote:</span>
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<div><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><strong><font face="Arial">Dear Sword
Team & KMTAye,</font></strong></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Greetings. Sorry for the late reply.
I have been on the road for some missions trip.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I have recently revisited Myanmar
was out internet communication for a while.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><strong><font face="Arial">Updates
on the Myanmar Bible Project:</font></strong></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><strong><font face="Arial"><u>Phase
1: Complete Burmese Language Bible Software.</u></font></strong></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">1. New Testament (Judson Version)
has been completed typed and in the process of editing.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">2. Old Testament (Judson Version)
has begun and will take 1-3 months to complete typing.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Began to interface this soft copy of
Judson Version Burmese Bible with the Sword Project Platform.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Have 8 volunteers in Myanmar,
Malaysia and USA helping right now.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Target to complete the Beta version
of Burmese Bible by December 2004. New Testament by July 2004.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Need Help:</strong></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">(1) To produce Burmese Unicode for
the software..... so that the entire software can be operated by
Burmese literate people with no English functionality. There is
currently Myanmar fonts and the "ability to do word processing using
this true type fonts."</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><strong><font face="Arial">PHASE 2:
Complete Chin, Kachin, Karen and other Myanmar languages .</font></strong></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">1. Many of these tribal languages
used Roman alphabets and therefore post lesser technical challenges. I
am confident to be able to secure permission for various Bible
Societies to install the Bible into the sword project.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><strong><font face="Arial">PHASE
3: Bible Commentaries, Bible Dictionary, Sermons and other helps in
Burmese language.</font></strong></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><strong></strong> </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><strong><font face="Arial">PHASE
4: Making the Myanmar Bible Software available to the Myanmar churches
world-wide.</font></strong></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><strong></strong> </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><strong><font face="Arial">PHASE
5: Continual Research and Development of more Myanmar Bible Reference
Materials.</font></strong></font></div>
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