Neo-Aramaic dialect of Qaraqosh explained

Qaraqosh Neo-Aramaic
Familycolor:	Afro-Asiatic
Fam2:	Semitic
Fam3:	Central Semitic
Fam4:	Northwest Semitic
Fam5:	Aramaic
Fam6:	Eastern Aramaic
Fam7:	Northeastern

Qaraqosh is one of the most conservative dialects of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic,^[1] spoken by ethnic Assyrians in the city of Qaraqosh (Bakhdida) in Iraq. Qaraqosh dialect has some similarities with the Aramaic spoken in nearby Karamlesh.^[2] It is a peripheral dialect in the dialect continuum of Neo-Aramaic stretching from Turoyo to western Iran.^[3]

Further reading

• Faust . Noam . Lampitelli . Nicola . Virtual Length and the Two I's of Qaraqosh Neo-Aramaic . Journal of Semitic Studies . 2020 . 65 . 1 . 35–60 . 10.1093/jss/fgz036.
• Book: Khan . Geoffrey . The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Qaraqosh . 2002 . Brill . 978-90-04-12863-7 . en.

Notes and References

1. Khan . G. . The North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic Dialects . Journal of Semitic Studies . 2007 . 52 . 1 . 1–20 . 10.1093/jss/fgl034.
2. Book: Borghero . Roberta . Neo-Aramaic Dialect Studies . Gorgias Press . 978-1-4632-1161-5 . 75–90 . Some Features of the Verbal System of the Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Karamlesh.
3. Kim . Ronald . "Stammbaum" or Continuum? The Subgrouping of Modern Aramaic Dialects Reconsidered . Journal of the American Oriental Society . 2008 . 128 . 3 . 505–531 . 25608409 . 0003-0279.