Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Iraq, Syria, and Türkiye. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Words in Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | naSa* | |
| name | S3mma* | |
| eye | ena* | |
| ear | nata* | |
| nose | naxira* | |
| tooth | kaka* | |
| tongue | liSana* | |
| hand | ida* | |
| blood | d3mma* | |
| bone | garma* | |
| skin | g3lda* | |
| knee | b3rka* | |
| breast | x3dia* | |
| liver | koda* | |
| water | maia* | |
| fire | nura* | |
| sun | SimSa* | |
| star | kuxuta* | |
| stone | kepa* | |
| mountain | tura* | |
| tree | siwa* | |
| leaf | tarpa* | |
| night | lele* | |
| dog | kalba* | |
| fish | nunita* | |
| louse | qalma* | |
| one | xa* | |
| two | tre* | |
| I | ana* | |
| you | ah3t* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Lishana DeniAfro-Asiatic70% alike
- Assyrian Neo-AramaicAfro-Asiatic65% alike
- Gardabani Bohtan Neo-AramaicAfro-Asiatic63% alike
- Koy Sanjaq Jewish Neo-AramaicAfro-Asiatic62% alike
- Lishán DidánAfro-Asiatic62% alike
- HertevinAfro-Asiatic53% alike
Grammar
- Gardabani Bohtan Neo-AramaicAfro-Asiatic83% alike
- HertevinAfro-Asiatic82% alike
- GiiwoAfro-Asiatic81% alike
- Western Neo-AramaicAfro-Asiatic80% alike
- GerumaAfro-Asiatic80% alike
- MigaamaAfro-Asiatic80% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.