Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Barzani
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Barzani Jewish Neo-Aramaic is a modern Jewish Aramaic language, often called Neo-Aramaic or Judeo-Aramaic. It was originally spoken in three villages near Aqrah in Iraqi Kurdistan.[2] The native name of the language is Lishanid Janan, which means 'our language', and is similar to names used by other Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialects (Lishan Didan, Lishanid Noshan).[3][4][5][6] [7][8]
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Barzani Jewish Neo-Aramaic | |
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לשניד דינן Lišānîd d-Jānān | |
Native to | Kurdistan |
Region | Jerusalem, originally from Bijil in Iraq |
Native speakers | 20 (2004)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bjf |
Glottolog | barz1241 |
ELP | Central Jewish Neo-Aramaic |
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It is nearly extinct, with only about 20 elderly speakers in 2004.[6]