Jilu dialect
E247165
The Jilu dialect is a regional variety of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic traditionally spoken by Assyrian communities from the Jilu region in the Hakkari mountains of southeastern Turkey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jilu dialect canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2253317 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Jilu dialect Context triple: [Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, hasDialect, Jilu dialect]
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A.
Jilu Mandarin
Jilu Mandarin is a primary branch of Mandarin Chinese spoken mainly in parts of Hebei and Shandong provinces, characterized by its distinct phonological and lexical features.
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B.
Beijing dialect
The Beijing dialect is the Mandarin Chinese variety spoken in Beijing that forms the primary phonological and lexical basis of Standard Chinese.
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C.
Chaoshan dialect
The Chaoshan dialect, also known as Teochew, is a Southern Min Chinese variety spoken primarily in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and by large overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and beyond.
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D.
Wu dialects
Wu dialects are a major group of Sinitic languages spoken primarily in the Yangtze River Delta region of eastern China, including areas such as Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, and parts of Zhejiang and Anhui.
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E.
Jianghuai Mandarin
Jianghuai Mandarin is a major subgroup of Mandarin Chinese dialects spoken primarily in central and northern Jiangsu and adjacent areas of Anhui.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jilu dialect Target entity description: The Jilu dialect is a regional variety of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic traditionally spoken by Assyrian communities from the Jilu region in the Hakkari mountains of southeastern Turkey.
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A.
Jilu Mandarin
Jilu Mandarin is a primary branch of Mandarin Chinese spoken mainly in parts of Hebei and Shandong provinces, characterized by its distinct phonological and lexical features.
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B.
Beijing dialect
The Beijing dialect is the Mandarin Chinese variety spoken in Beijing that forms the primary phonological and lexical basis of Standard Chinese.
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C.
Chaoshan dialect
The Chaoshan dialect, also known as Teochew, is a Southern Min Chinese variety spoken primarily in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and by large overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and beyond.
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D.
Wu dialects
Wu dialects are a major group of Sinitic languages spoken primarily in the Yangtze River Delta region of eastern China, including areas such as Shanghai, southern Jiangsu, and parts of Zhejiang and Anhui.
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E.
Jianghuai Mandarin
Jianghuai Mandarin is a major subgroup of Mandarin Chinese dialects spoken primarily in central and northern Jiangsu and adjacent areas of Anhui.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic dialect
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Assyrians
ⓘ
surface form:
Assyrians from Jilu
|
| associatedWith | Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ |
| classification |
Eastern Aramaic
ⓘ
surface form:
North Mesopotamian Neo-Aramaic
|
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| diasporaSpeakersIn |
Europe
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ Syria ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicGroup | Assyrians ⓘ |
| hasSpeakersIn | Assyrian diaspora communities ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Hakkari Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Hakkari mountains
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | aii (macrolanguage: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
|
| languageFamily |
Afroasiatic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Afro-Asiatic languages
Aramaic languages ⓘ Semitic languages ⓘ |
| lexicalBorrowingFrom |
Arabic
ⓘ
Kurdish language ⓘ
surface form:
Kurdish
Turkish language ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish
|
| lexicalSource |
Syriac
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical Syriac
|
| morphologicalFeature | use of Aramaic-derived verbal prefixes ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Jilu district in Hakkari ⓘ |
| partOf | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature | retention of emphatic consonants typical of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ⓘ |
| region |
Hakkari region
ⓘ
surface form:
Hakkari Province
Zhili province ⓘ
surface form:
Jilu
|
| relatedTo |
Baz dialect
ⓘ
Gawar dialect ⓘ Nochiya dialect ⓘ Tyari dialect ⓘ Urmia dialect ⓘ
surface form:
Urmia dialect of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
|
| religiousUse | Assyrian Christian liturgical and communal life ⓘ |
| scriptDirection |
left-to-right (Latin script)
ⓘ
right-to-left (Syriac script) ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Hakkari Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Hakkari mountains
Zhili province ⓘ
surface form:
Jilu region
southeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| status | endangered ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Eastern Neo-Aramaic dialect
ⓘ
Neo-Aramaic dialect ⓘ |
| traditionalSpeakers |
Assyrians
ⓘ
surface form:
Assyrian communities
|
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
Syriac script ⓘ |
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Subject: Jilu dialect Description of subject: The Jilu dialect is a regional variety of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic traditionally spoken by Assyrian communities from the Jilu region in the Hakkari mountains of southeastern Turkey.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.