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Language: Kurdish, Northern

Population of Groups Speaking

17,280,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Progress Scale
Herki	Iran	23,000	0 ☀
Herki	Iraq	47,000	0 ☀
Herki	Türkiye (Turkey)	44,000	1 ●
Kurd, Behdini	Iraq	3,845,000	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Azerbaijan	53,000	0 ☀
Kurd, Kurmanji	Armenia	2,000	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Australia	4,600	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Austria	25,000	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Bahrain	51,000	0 ☀
Kurd, Kurmanji	Belgium	29,000	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Canada	7,500	0 ☀
Kurd, Kurmanji	Denmark	21,000	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Finland	15,000	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	France	84,000	0 ☀
Kurd, Kurmanji	Georgia	1,500	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Germany	224,000	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Greece	21,000	0 ☀
Kurd, Kurmanji	Iran	531,000	0 ☀
Kurd, Kurmanji	Italy	12,000	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Jordan	8,200	0 ☀
Kurd, Kurmanji	Kyrgyzstan	16,000	0 ☀
Kurd, Kurmanji	Kazakhstan	55,000	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Lebanon	230,000	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Netherlands	77,000	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Norway	5,400	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Russia	25,000	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Spain	900	0 ☀
Kurd, Kurmanji	Sweden	11,000	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Syria	1,583,000	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Switzerland	8,800	0 ☀
Kurd, Kurmanji	Türkiye (Turkey)	9,252,000	0 ☀
Kurd, Kurmanji	Turkmenistan	54,000	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	United Kingdom	27,000	1 ●
Kurd, Kurmanji	Ukraine	1,600	0 ☀
Kurd, Kurmanji	United States	54,000	0 ☀
Kurd, Kurmanji	Uzbekistan	3,300	1 ●
Shikaki	Türkiye (Turkey)	26,000	0 ☀
Shikaki	Iran	31,000	0 ☀
Turk	Tajikistan	1,800	0 ☀
Yazidi	Germany	51,000	0 ☀
Yazidi	Sweden	4,500	0 ☀
Yazidi	Ukraine	1,700	0 ☀
Yazidi	United States	4,200	1 ●
Yazidi	Armenia	33,000	0 ☀
Yazidi	Georgia	11,000	0 ☀
Yazidi	Iraq	634,000	1 ●
Yazidi	Russia	26,000	0 ☀
Yazidi	Türkiye (Turkey)	2,800	0 ☀
Totals: 48			48 ●

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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Progress Scale
Persian	Tajikistan	600	0 ☀
Turk	Kyrgyzstan	45,000	0 ☀
Totals: 2			2 ●

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	kmr
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
Progress Scale	●

Language Alternate Names
Ashiti
Badinani
Badînî
Bahdini
Barwari Jor
Bayezidi
Bedini
Behdini
Behdînî
Botani
Boti (Botani)
Eastern Kurmanji
Ezdiki
Êzdîkî
Gulli
Hekari
Kermancî
Khorasani
Khorasani Kurmanji
Khorassani Kurmanji
Kirmancî
Kirmanciya Jori
Kordi
Kordi Kormanji
Kurdi
Kurdî
Kurdi, Behdini
Kurdî-Kurmancî
Kurdish Kurmanji
Kurdish, Afrini
Kurdiya jorîn
Kurdmancî
Kurmancî
Kurmanji
Kurmanjî
Kurmanji - Cis
Kurmanji Kurdish
Kurmanji Standard
Marashi
Mihemedî
Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji)
Red Kurmanji
Shemdinani
Shikakî
Silivî
Zakho

Dialects
Afrin
Akre
Alburz
Amadiye
Ashiti
Barwari Jor
Bâyazidi
Bayezidi
Behdini
Birjandi
Boti
Gulli
Guwii
Hakari
Hakkâri
Hekari
Jezire
Judikâni
Khorassani Kurmanji
Khorrassani
Kurmanji
Marashi
Northern Kurdish
Qochâni
Sanjâri
Sheikhan
Shemdinani
Standard
Surchi
Syria
Urfi
Zakho

Dialect Alternate Names
Aleppo Kurdish
Bahdinani
Behdini Kurdish
Ciyayê Kurdî
Dari: Khorasan
Farsi, Eastern: Dari: Khorasan
Kermanci
Kermancî
Kermanci, Behdini
Kermancî, Behdini
Kermanci, Standard
Kermancî, Standard
Kermanji
Khorassani Kurmanji
Kirdasi
Kirmancha
Kirmanji
Kurdi, Kurmanji
Kurdi: Khorrassani
Kurdi: Kurmanji
Kurdish, Northern: Afrin
Kurdish: Syria
Kurmanci
Kurmancî
Kurmangi
Kurmanji Kurdish
Kurmanji, Behdini
Kurmanji: Afrin
Kurmanji: Fus-ha
Kurmanji: Standard
Kurmanji: Surchi
Kurmanji: Syria
Northern Kurdish
Southern Kurdish

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1856-2016
New Testament	1872-2005
Complete Bible	2008

Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
Virtual Storehouse
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
World Bibles

Resource Directories
Scripture Earth
Language Archives
Linguist List
SIL Resources

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Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings	Oral Bible stories	Story Runners
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	God's Story video	God's Story
Film / Video	Indigitube.tv Video / Animation	Create International
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Kurdish, Northern	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	LUMO film of Gospels	Bible Media Group/LUMO
Film / Video	Magdalena video	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	My Last Day video, anime	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	Rivka video	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	Story of Jesus for Children	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	World Christian Videos	World Christian Videos
General	Bible for Children	Bible for Children
General	Biblical answers to your questions	Got Questions Ministry
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text, audio, video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text, audio, video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text, audio, video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text, audio, video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
General	Walk with the Prophets and meet the Messiah	Al Massira
General	YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio	YouVersion Bibles
General	Zume Training	Zume Project
Mobile App	Android Bible app: Kurdish, Northern	YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App	Download audio Bible app as APK file	Faith Comes by Hearing
Mobile App	Download audio Bible app as APK file	Faith Comes by Hearing
Mobile App	Download audio Bible app from Google Play Store	Faith Comes by Hearing
Mobile App	iOS Bible app: Kurdish, Northern	YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Comic Book Version	Super Bible / Comic Bible Society
Text / Printed Matter	IBT, Russia - resources	Institute for Bible Translation - Russia
Text / Printed Matter	Jesus Messiah comic book	General / Other
Text / Printed Matter	Literacy primer for Kurdish, Northern	Literacy & Evangelism International

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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