Language: Kurdish, Central Find language
Population of Groups Speaking
8,127,000
People Groups Speaking as Primary Language
5
Scripture Status
Audio Bible
Not Available
Jesus Film
Gospel Recordings
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Indigenous | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kurd, Central | Afghanistan | 252,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 5 | |
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Kurd, Central | Iran | 3,307,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.20 % | 0.04 % | 66 | |
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Kurd, Central | Iraq | 4,553,000 | ● | 1 ● | Islam | 0.05 % | 0.01 % | 91 |
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Kurd, Central | Kuwait | 6,200 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.10 % | 0.03 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Central | United States | 8,900 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 5 | 5 ● | 164 |
| Item | Code |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | ckb |
| Written | Yes |
| Linguist List | |
| Language Archives |
| Language Alternate Names |
|---|
| Arbili |
| Bingird |
| Garmiyani |
| Hewleri (Arbili) |
| Kerkuki |
| Kordi |
| Korkora |
| Kurdi |
| Kurdi, Sorani |
| Kurdi, Sorani - Eastern |
| Kurdy |
| Mokri |
| Mukri |
| Mukri (Kordi) |
| Pijdari |
| Rewandiz |
| Sanandaji (Sina'i) |
| Silemani |
| Sina'i |
| Sine’i |
| Sine'i |
| Sineyi |
| Sorani |
| Southern Jafi |
| Suleimani (Silemani) |
| Warmawa |
| Wawa |
| Xoshnaw |
| Dialects |
|---|
| Arbili |
| Ardaiâni |
| Garmiyâni |
| Jafi |
| Khushnaw |
| Kurdi |
| Mukri |
| Pizhdar |
| Sorani |
| Sulaymâni |
| Warmâwa |
| Dialect Alternate Names |
|---|
| Ardaiani |
| Kurdi: Mukri |
| Kurdi: Sorani |
| Kurdi: Southern |
| Kurdi: Surani |
| Mahabad |
| Silemani |
| Sina'i |
| Sineyi |
| Southern Kurdish |
| Sulaymani |
| Surani |
| Translation | Year / Status |
|---|---|
| Bible Portions | 1894-1993 |
| New Testament | 1994-2011 |
| Complete Bible | 2017 |
| Online / Mobile App Bibles |
|---|
| Bible.com (YouVersion) |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource ▲ | New | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) | |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture / NT | |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible stories in Kurdish, Central | |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video | |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Kurdish, Central | |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) | |
| Film / Video | Sorani Contextual Fellowship - Farsi (Indigitube.tv) | |
| Film / Video | Sorani Contextual Fellowship -Kurdish (Indigitube.tv) | |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) | |
| General | Got Questions Ministry | |
| General | Kurdish Ministry Resources | |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible Gateway Scripture | |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Kurdish (Sorani) Standard Version |