Language: Kurdish, Northern Find language
Population of Groups Speaking
16,280,000
People Groups Speaking as Primary Language
47
Scripture Status
Audio Bible
Jesus Film
Gospel Recordings
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
Indigenous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Herki | Iran | 21,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Herki | Iraq | 41,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.04 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Herki | Turkey | 42,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.30 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Azerbaijan | 6,500 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.04 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Armenia | 2,200 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.50 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Australia | 4,400 | 1 ● | Islam | 1.00 % | 0.70 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Austria | 25,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Bahrain | 54,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Belgium | 29,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.10 % | 0.07 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Canada | 7,200 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Denmark | 20,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.50 % | 0.40 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Finland | 6,300 | 1 ● | Islam | 2.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | France | 85,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Georgia | 1,600 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Germany | 538,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.20 % | 0.05 % | 10 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Greece | 23,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Italy | 12,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 2.00 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Jordan | 7,200 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.10 % | 0.05 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Netherlands | 75,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 1.00 % | 0.40 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Iran | 486,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.40 % | 0.10 % | 9 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Iraq | 3,351,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.10 % | 0.00 % | 67 | ● |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Kyrgyzstan | 15,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.02 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Kazakhstan | 38,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.30 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Lebanon | 290,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 4.00 % | 0.01 % | 5 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Norway | 5,200 | 1 ● | Islam | 1.00 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Russia | 23,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 3.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Spain | 900 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Sweden | 11,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 1.00 % | 1.00 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Syria | 1,507,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.13 % | 0.04 % | 30 | ● |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Switzerland | 8,500 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Turkey | 8,698,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | 173 | ● |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Turkmenistan | 7,100 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.50 % | 0.20 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | United Kingdom | 27,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.30 % | 0.05 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Ukraine | 1,900 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | United States | 52,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Kurd, Kurmanji | Uzbekistan | 3,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.20 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Shikaki | Turkey | 25,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Shikaki | Iran | 29,000 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Yazidi | Germany | 50,000 | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Yazidi | Sweden | 4,200 | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Yazidi | Armenia | 35,000 | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Yazidi | Georgia | 12,000 | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Yazidi | Iraq | 553,000 | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.14 % | 0.14 % | 11 | ● |
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Yazidi | Russia | 41,000 | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Yazidi | Turkey | 2,700 | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | ● |
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Yazidi | Ukraine | 2,100 | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Yazidi | United States | 1,300 | 1 ● | Ethnic Religions | 2.40 % | 1.50 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 47 | 47 ● | 345 |
* 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, Northern as primary language are listed. Other groups may speak Kurdish, Northern as a secondary language.
** Only people groups speaking Kurdish, Northern as primary language are listed. Other groups may speak Kurdish, Northern as a secondary language.
| Item | Code |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | kmr |
| Written | Yes |
| Linguist List | |
| Language Archives |
| Language Alternate Names |
|---|
| Ashiti |
| Badinani |
| Bahdini |
| Barwari Jor |
| Bayezidi |
| Behdini |
| Botani |
| Boti (Botani) |
| Eastern Kurmanji |
| Êzdîkî |
| Gulli |
| Hekari |
| Kermancî |
| Khorasani |
| Khorasani Kurmanji |
| Khorassani Kurmanji |
| Kirmancî |
| Kirmanciya Jori |
| Kordi |
| Kordi Kormanji |
| Kurdi |
| Kurdî |
| Kurdi, Behdini |
| Kurdish, Afrini |
| Kurmancî |
| Kurmanji |
| Kurmanji - Cis |
| Kurmanji Standard |
| Marashi |
| Mihemedî |
| Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji) |
| Shemdinani |
| Shikakî |
| Silivî |
| Zakho |
| Dialects |
|---|
| Afrin |
| Akre |
| Alburz |
| Amadiye |
| Bâyazidi |
| Behdini |
| Birjandi |
| Guwii |
| Hakari |
| Hakkâri |
| Jezire |
| Judikâni |
| Khorrassani |
| Kurmanji |
| Qochâni |
| Sanjâri |
| Sheikhan |
| Standard |
| Surchi |
| Urfi |
| Dialect Alternate Names |
|---|
| Aleppo Kurdish |
| Bahdinani |
| Behdini Kurdish |
| Dari: Khorasan |
| Farsi, Eastern: Dari: Khorasan |
| Kermanci |
| Kermanci, Behdini |
| Kermanci, Standard |
| Kermanji |
| Kirdasi |
| Kirmancha |
| Kurdi, Kurmanji |
| Kurdi: Khorrassani |
| Kurdi: Kurmanji |
| Kurdish, Northern: Afrin |
| Kurdish: Syria |
| Kurmanci |
| Kurmanji Kurdish |
| Kurmanji, Behdini |
| Kurmanji: Afrin |
| Kurmanji: Fus-ha |
| Kurmanji: Standard |
| Kurmanji: Syria |
| Northern Kurdish |
| Southern Kurdish |
| Translation | Year / Status |
|---|---|
| Bible Portions | 1856-2016 |
| New Testament | 1872-2005 |
| Complete Bible | 2008 |
| Online / Mobile App Bibles |
|---|
| Bible.is (Faith Comes By Hearing) |
| 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 New Testament (FCBH) | |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) | |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video | |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Kurdish, Northern | |
| Film / Video | Life's Gold (Indigitube.tv) | |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) | |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) | |
| Film / Video | ★ | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| Film / Video | The Prophets Story (Indigitube.tv) | |
| General | Got Questions Ministry | |
| General | Kurdish Ministry Resources | |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Kurdish New Testament & Psalms | |
| Text / Printed Matter | International Bible Society |