Hulaulá
Hulaulá is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in United States, Iran, and Israel, by about 10 thousand people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Trans-Zab Jewish Neo-Aramaic, also known as Hulaulá (lit. 'Jewish'), is a grouping of related dialects of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic originally spoken by Jews in Iranian Kurdistan and easternmost Iraqi Kurdistan. Most speakers now live in Israel.
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Words in Hulaulá
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | naSa* | |
| name | S3ma* | |
| eye | 7ena* | |
| ear | nahala* | |
| nose | poqa* | |
| tooth | kaka* | |
| tongue | liSana* | |
| hand | 7ila* | |
| blood | d3ma* | |
| bone | garma* | |
| skin | meSka* | |
| knee | b3rka* | |
| breast | mamona* | |
| liver | koza* | |
| water | mae* | |
| fire | nura* | |
| sun | S3mSa* | |
| star | kx3wla* | |
| stone | kepa* | |
| mountain | tura* | |
| tree | 7ilane* | |
| leaf | gala* | |
| night | lele* | |
| dog | kalba* | |
| fish | nunila* | |
| louse | qal3mta* | |
| one | xa* | |
| two | tre* | |
| I | 7ana* | |
| you | 7at* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Koy Sanjaq Jewish Neo-AramaicAfro-Asiatic72% alike
- Lishán DidánAfro-Asiatic70% alike
- Lishanid NoshanAfro-Asiatic69% alike
- Lishana DeniAfro-Asiatic65% alike
- Assyrian Neo-AramaicAfro-Asiatic58% alike
- Chaldean Neo-AramaicAfro-Asiatic53% alike
Grammar
- Lishanid NoshanAfro-Asiatic81% alike
- Koy Sanjaq Jewish Neo-AramaicAfro-Asiatic80% alike
- IwaidjaIwaidjan Proper80% alike
- MlahsôAfro-Asiatic77% alike
- Cocos Islands MalayAustronesian77% alike
- Xinca-YupiltepequeXincan77% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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