Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Neo-Aramaic dialect
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Summary
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic is a language[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,531 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Iraq[3], Syria[4], Iran[5], Turkey[6], Armenia[7], Georgia[8]
- Instance of: dialect[9], modern language[10]
- Subclass of: Aramaic[11], Neo-Aramaic languages[12], Northeastern Neo-Aramaic[13]
- Writing system: Syriac alphabet[14]
- Has part(s): Urmia Northeastern Neo-Aramaic[15], Senaya[16], Bohtan Neo-Aramaic[17], Barwar Christian Neo-Aramaic[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Assyrian Neo-Aramaic language[19]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 232,300[20]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[21]
- Indigenous to: Erbil Governorate[22], Basra Governorate[23], Baghdad Governorate[24], Duhok Governorate[25], Kirkuk Governorate[26], Nineveh Governorate[27]
- Exact match: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/AII[28]
- Has grammatical mood: imperative[29]
- Ethnologue language status: 6b Threatened[30]
- Linguistic typology: subject–verb–object[31], subject–object–verb[32], verb–subject–object[33], verb–object–subject[34], object–verb–subject[35], object–subject–verb[36], stress-timed language[37], noun-adjective[38], preposition[39]
- Has grammatical gender: masculine[40], feminine[41]
- Has grammatical person: first-person singular masculine[42], first-person singular feminine[43], second-person singular masculine[44], second-person singular feminine[45], third-person masculine singular[46], first-person plural[47], second-person plural[48], third-person plural[49]
Why It Matters
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]