Neo-Aramaic dialect of Qaraqosh

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]

Qaraqosh Neo-Aramaic
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Semitic Central Semitic Northwest Semitic Aramaic Eastern Aramaic Northeastern Qaraqosh Neo-Aramaic
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–