Language
Northern Kurdish
Complete Bible
20.263.600Speakers worldwide
30Countries where spoken
KMRISO 639-3 code
Written translation
Bible translation goes through four stages. See how far this language has come.
- Translation started Done
- Portions Done
- New Testament Done
- Whole Bible Current stage
Bible translation in Northern Kurdish is at this stage: Complete Bible.
| Complete Bible | 2008 |
| New Testament | 1872-2005 |
| Bible portions | 1856-2016 |
Oral resources
Not every translation is written. Where the culture is oral, or where few people read, audio recordings bring the Word before the printed text does.
Audio recordings
Available
Jesus Film
Available
Who speaks this language
43 people group(s) speak this as their primary language, and 43 of them are still unreached by the gospel.
| People group | Speakers | Level of reach |
|---|---|---|
Kurdo curmanji
TR
|
13.036.000 | Unreached |
Kurd, Badini
IQ
|
2.020.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
SY
|
1.804.000 | Unreached |
|
Yazidi
IQ
|
671.000 | Unreached |
|
Kurd, Alevi
TR
|
602.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
IR
|
555.000 | Unreached |
|
Kurdo curmanji
IQ
|
265.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
DE
|
225.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
FR
|
86.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
NL
|
81.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
LB
|
71.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
TM
|
64.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
BA
|
58.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
US
|
55.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
KZ
|
54.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
AZ
|
53.000 | Unreached |
|
Yazidi
DE
|
51.000 | Unreached |
|
Herki
IQ
|
50.000 | Unreached |
|
Herki
TR
|
45.000 | Unreached |
Yazidi
AM
|
35.000 | Unreached |
|
Shikaki
IR
|
32.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
BE
|
30.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
GB
|
28.000 | Unreached |
|
Shikaki
TR
|
27.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
AU
|
26.000 | Unreached |
Yazidi
RS
|
26.000 | Unreached |
|
Herki
IR
|
24.000 | Unreached |
|
Kurdo curmanji
RS
|
24.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
DK
|
21.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
GR
|
20.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
KG
|
18.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
FI
|
15.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
IT
|
12.000 | Unreached |
Yazidi
GG
|
12.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
SE
|
11.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
SZ
|
9.000 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
JO
|
8.400 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
CA
|
7.800 | Unreached |
Kurdo curmanji
NO
|
5.500 | Unreached |
|
Yazidi
SE
|
4.500 | Unreached |
|
Yazidi
US
|
4.300 | Unreached |
|
Yazidi
AU
|
4.200 | Unreached |
|
Yazidi
TR
|
2.900 | Unreached |
Where this language is spoken
TR
13.712.900
IQ
3.006.000
SY
1.804.000
IR
611.000
DE
276.000
FR
86.000
NL
81.000
LB
71.000
TM
64.000
US
59.300
BA
58.000
KZ
54.000
AZ
53.000
RS
50.000
AU
40.200
AM
35.000
BE
30.000
GB
28.000
DK
21.000
GR
20.000
KG
18.000
SE
15.500
FI
15.000
GG
12.000
IT
12.000
SZ
9.000
JO
8.400
CA
7.800
NO
5.500
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.