People group profile · PG047399
The Kurmanji Kurds of Canada
The Kurmanji Kurds of Canada, numbering about 7,700 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are ethnic Kurds who primarily speak Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish), the most widely spoken Kurdish dialect.
They are a diaspora people in the Kurd people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Northern Kurdish.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 7,700
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Kurd
- Primary language
- Northern Kurdish (kmr)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kurmanji Kurds are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Kurmanji Kurds
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Northern Kurdish · Indo-European family
100% speak Northern Kurdish
Gospel resources in Northern Kurdish
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Kurmanji Standard)
- JESUS (Kurdish, Afrini)
- JESUS (Kurmanji - Cis)
- JESUS (Kurdi, Behdini)
- Magdalena (Kurdi, Behdini)
- Magdalena (Kurmanji Standard)
Bibles
- 2005 United Bible Society · audio
- 2019 Kurdish Literature Association · video, audio, text
- Transcaucasia · video, audio, text
- Transcaucasia · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kurmanji Kurds
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Kurd, Northern (Kurmanji) in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105458) is reported in 20 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurmanji Kurds | Turkiye | 9,000,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Syria | 1,615,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Iran | 573,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Germany | 540,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Lebanon | 152,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | United Kingdom | 150,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Bahrain | 92,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | France | 85,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Netherlands | 75,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Austria | 68,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Belgium | 67,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Kazakhstan | 51,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Georgia | 39,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Russian Federation | 35,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Jordan | 12,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Kyrgyzstan | 10,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Turkmenistan | 8,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Azerbaijan | 6,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Australia | 5,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Uzbekistan | 3,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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