Betanure_Jewish_Neo-Aramaic

Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Betanure

Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Betanure

Dialect of Aramaic

Betanure Jewish Neo-Aramaic, the local language variety of Betanure in Iraqi Kurdistan, is among the rarest and most seriously endangered varieties of Aramaic spoken at the present time.[1] It is also one of the most conservative of both Jewish Neo-Aramaic languages and the Northeastern Neo-Aramaic languages in particular.[1]

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History

In the 1940s, Betanure Jewish Neo-Aramaic was spoken by seventeen large families in the Jewish village of Betanure.[1] The community migrated in its entirety to Israel in 1951.[1] Ever since the dialect has been facing erosion from Israeli Hebrew and from other Neo-Aramaic varieties spoken in Israel.[1]

Phonology

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Mutzafi (2008:xii–xiii)

Bibliography

  • Mutzafi, Hezy (2008). The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Betanure (PDF). ISBN 978-3-447-05710-3.
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