Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | DisamKB

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Afroasiatic language Eastern Neo-Aramaic language Semitic language modern Aramaic language

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic is a modern Eastern Aramaic language spoken primarily by Assyrian communities in the Middle East and the global diaspora.

Aliases (2)

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Afroasiatic language → Eastern Neo-Aramaic language → Semitic language → modern Aramaic language →
alternativeName	Assyrian → Suret → Sureth → Syriac (modern) →
ancestorLanguage	Classical Syriac → Middle Aramaic → Old Aramaic →
closelyRelatedTo	Chaldean Neo-Aramaic → Suret → Turoyo →
endangermentStatus	vulnerable →
glottocode	assy1241 →
hasDialect	Barwar dialect → Baz dialect → Gawar dialect → Jilu dialect → Nochiya dialect → Qochanis dialect → Salamas dialect → Tyari dialect → Urmia dialect →
iso639-3Code	aii →
languageFamily	Afroasiatic →
religiousUse	Ancient Church of the East → Assyrian Church of the East → Chaldean Catholic Church → Syriac Orthodox Church →
scriptVariant	Madnhāyā (Eastern Syriac) script →
spokenBy	Assyrian Christians → Assyrians →
spokenIn	Armenia → Assyrian diaspora → Australia → Germany → Iran → Iraq → Jordan → Lebanon → Russia → Sweden → Syria → Turkey → United States →
subfamilyOf	Aramaic → Eastern Aramaic → Neo-Aramaic → Semitic languages →
usedFor	daily communication → education in some Assyrian schools → liturgical purposes → media and broadcasting →
writingSystem	Syriac alphabet → Syriac script →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic →	closelyRelatedTo
Aramaic →	hasDialects
East Syriac script ("Assyrian Neo-Aramaic orthography") →	hasVariant
Iranian Americans →	language
Middle Eastern American →	languageUsed
Sūrāyē →	modernSpokenLanguagesInclude
Assyrians →	traditionalLanguage
Sūrāyē →	usedInDialect
Āṯūrāyē ("Sureth (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic)") →	usedInLanguage