Salamas Assyrian
E864740
Salamas Assyrian is a regional variety of the Assyrian Neo-Aramaic language traditionally spoken by Assyrians from the Salamas area in northwestern Iran.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic dialect
ⓘ
regional variety of a language ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Assyrian displacement in early 20th century ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Iraqi Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Urmia Assyrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| dialectOf | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diasporaSpokenIn | Assyrian diaspora communities ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | definitely endangered (approximate) ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation | Assyrian ethnicity ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin | northwestern Iran ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Classical Syriac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Salamas plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | no separate ISO 639-3 code ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Eastern Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Afroasiatic languages
ⓘ
Semitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language in Iran ⓘ |
| lexicalInfluenceFrom |
Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azerbaijani NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurdish NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature | exhibits typical Northeastern Neo-Aramaic verb morphology ⓘ |
| partOf | Assyrian dialect continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature | shares phonological system with other Assyrian Neo-Aramaic dialects ⓘ |
| regionType | diaspora variety ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation |
Ancient Church of the East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assyrian Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ Chaldean Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptVariant | Eastern Syriac script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Assyrian people from the Salamas area
ⓘ
Assyrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Salamas region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Azerbaijan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Iran ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Modern Aramaic variety ⓘ Neo-Aramaic language variety ⓘ Northeastern Neo-Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| syntacticFeature | basic word order SVO ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication within the Salamas Assyrian community
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ religious life ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Syriac alphabet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syriac script ⓘ |
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