Batnaya dialect
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The Batnaya dialect is a Northeastern Neo-Aramaic variety traditionally spoken in and around the village of Batnaya in northern Iraq.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Aramaic variety
ⓘ
Northeastern Neo-Aramaic dialect ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicity | Assyrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Chaldean Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Alqosh dialect
ⓘ
Tel Keppe dialect ⓘ Telesqof dialect ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| endangermentCause | disruption of village life after conflicts in Nineveh Plain ⓘ |
| geographicProximityTo |
Alqosh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mosul NERFINISHED ⓘ Tel Keppe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Batnaya Neo-Aramaic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Batnaye Neo-Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
prefix-conjugated verbs
ⓘ
suffix-conjugated verbs ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | emphatic consonants typical of Semitic languages ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature |
subject–verb–object word order (SVO) in some clauses
ⓘ
verb–subject–object word order (VSO) in some clauses ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageOf | Batnaya community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | does not have a separate ISO 639-3 code ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Semitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lexicalInfluenceFrom |
Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Syriac NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurdish ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | Nineveh Plain Neo-Aramaic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| localityType | village dialect ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Batnaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian Northeastern Neo-Aramaic dialect continuum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraqi Northeastern Neo-Aramaic dialects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Christian Assyrians of Batnaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Batnaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nineveh Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | endangered ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Northeastern Neo-Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
Arabic language dominance
ⓘ
displacement of Batnaya inhabitants ⓘ emigration ⓘ |
| timeDepth | descends from Middle Aramaic varieties ⓘ |
| usedIn | liturgical contexts alongside Classical Syriac ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
East Syriac script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syriac script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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