Koy Sanjaq Jewish Neo-Aramaic
Koy Sanjaq Jewish Neo-Aramaic is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Iraq.
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Koy Sanjaq Christian Neo-Aramaic (native name: ܣܘܪܬ, romanized: Sûrat) is a variety of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic spoken by Christian Assyrians in Koy Sanjaq in the Erbil Governorate, Iraq. Koy Sanjaq Jewish Neo-Aramaic is a separate variety spoken by Jews in the same town.
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Words in Koy Sanjaq Jewish Neo-Aramaic
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nafar* | |
| name | s3mma* | |
| eye | 7ena* | |
| ear | nXala* | |
| nose | poqa* | |
| tooth | kaka* | |
| tongue | liSana* | |
| hand | 7ila* | |
| blood | d3mma* | |
| bone | garma* | |
| skin | g3lda* | |
| liver | koda* | |
| water | maXe* | |
| fire | nura* | |
| sun | S3mSa* | |
| star | kxula* | |
| stone | kepa* | |
| mountain | tura* | |
| tree | 7ilana* | |
| night | lele* | |
| dog | kalba* | |
| fish | masita* | |
| louse | qalma* | |
| one | xa* | |
| two | tre* | |
| I | 7ana* | |
| you | 7at* | |
| we | 7axnan* | |
| drink | Sate* | |
| hear | Same* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Lishanid NoshanAfro-Asiatic74% alike
- HulauláAfro-Asiatic72% alike
- Lishana DeniAfro-Asiatic68% alike
- Assyrian Neo-AramaicAfro-Asiatic68% alike
- Lishán DidánAfro-Asiatic67% alike
- Chaldean Neo-AramaicAfro-Asiatic62% alike
Grammar
- Gardabani Bohtan Neo-AramaicAfro-Asiatic81% alike
- HulauláAfro-Asiatic80% alike
- GuraniIndo-European79% alike
- Chaldean Neo-AramaicAfro-Asiatic78% alike
- YaakuAfro-Asiatic78% alike
- Lishanid NoshanAfro-Asiatic77% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · koys1242 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kqd