Modern Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialects

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf language family
gptkbp:conservationEfforts documented by linguists
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Babylonian_Talmudic_Aramaic
gptkb:Classical_Aramaic
gptkb:Christian_Neo-Aramaic_dialects
gptkbp:endangeredStatus severely endangered
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:Western_Iran
gptkb:Northern_Iraq
gptkb:Kurdistan
gptkb:Eastern_Turkey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Modern Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialects
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Persian
Kurdish
gptkbp:ISO639-3 None (various codes for individual dialects)
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Afro-Asiatic
gptkb:Aramaic
gptkb:Semitic
gptkb:Central_Semitic
gptkbp:migrationImpact decline after migration to Israel
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Geoffrey_Khan
gptkb:Hezy_Mutzafi
gptkb:Yona_Sabar
gptkbp:notableLanguage gptkb:Barzani_Jewish_Neo-Aramaic
gptkb:Lishan_Didan
gptkb:Lishanid_Noshan
gptkb:Hulaulá
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers few thousand (as of early 21st century)
gptkbp:primaryUse liturgical
oral communication
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mandaic
gptkb:Christian_Neo-Aramaic_dialects
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:status moribund
gptkbp:subclassOf gptkb:Neo-Aramaic_languages
gptkbp:threats language shift to Arabic
language shift to Hebrew
language shift to Kurdish
gptkbp:usedIn oral traditions
Jewish religious texts
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Hebrew_alphabet
gptkb:Aramaic_alphabet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jewish_Aramaic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6