Koy Sanjaq Christian Neo-Aramaic Explained

Koy Sanjaq Surat
Nativename:ܣܘܪܬ|rtl=yes
States:Iraq
Region:Koy Sanjaq and Armota in Erbil Governorate
Speakers:800
Date:1995
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Afro-Asiatic
Fam2:Semitic
Fam3:Central Semitic
Fam4:Aramaic
Fam5:Eastern Aramaic
Fam6:Northeastern
Iso3:kqd
Glotto:koys1242

Koy Sanjaq Christian Neo-Aramaic (Syriac: ܣܘܪܬ|Sûrat|label=native name) is a variety of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic spoken by Christian Assyrians in Koy Sanjaq in the Erbil Governorate, Iraq. Koy Sanjaq Jewish Neo-Aramaic is a separate variety spoken by Jews in the same town.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Mutzafi . Hezy . Features of the Verbal System in theكل خرة Christian Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Koy Sanjaq and Their Areal Parallels . Journal of the American Oriental Society . 2004 . 124 . 2 . 249–264 . 10.2307/4132214 . 4132214 . 0003-0279.