Language: Kurdish, Central Find language
Population of Groups Speaking
8,181,000
People Groups Speaking as Primary Language
5
Scripture Status
Audio Bible
Not Available
Jesus Film
Gospel Recordings
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
Indigenous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kurd, Central | Afghanistan | 255,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 5 | |
|
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Kurd, Central | Iran | 3,323,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.20 % | 0.04 % | 66 | |
|
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Kurd, Central | Iraq | 4,588,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.05 % | 0.01 % | 91 | ● |
|
|
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 |
* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.
** Only people groups speaking Kurdish, Central as primary language are listed. Other groups may speak Kurdish, Central as a secondary language.
** Only people groups speaking Kurdish, Central as primary language are listed. Other groups may speak Kurdish, Central as a secondary language.
| 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 | National Bible Societies |
| Forum Bible Agencies | World Bible Finder |
| Gospel Go | 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 |