Koy Sanjaq Christian Neo-Aramaic () is a variety of
Northeastern Neo-Aramaic
Northeastern Neo-Aramaic (NENA) is a grouping of related dialects of Neo-Aramaic spoken before World War I as a vernacular language by Jews and Assyrian Christians between the Tigris and Lake Urmia, stretching north to Lake Van and southwards t ...
spoken by Christian Assyrians in
Koy Sanjaq
Koy Sanjaq is a town and district in Erbil Governorate in Kurdistan Region, northern Iraq.
Etymology
The name of the town is derived from "köy" ("village" in Turkish) and " sanjaq" ("flag" in Turkish), and thus Koy Sanjaq translates to "village o ...
in the
Erbil Governorate
Erbil Governorate (; ) is a governorate of Iraq in the Kurdistan Region. It is the capital and economic hub of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordere ...
, Iraq.
Koy Sanjaq Jewish Neo-Aramaic is a separate variety spoken by Jews in the same town.
See also
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Suret ( Help:IPA for Aramaic, suːrɪtʰor Help:IPA for Aramaic, suːrɪθ, also known as Assyrian, refers to the varieties of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic (NENA) spoken by Christians, namely Assyrian people, Assyrians.Nordhoff, Sebast ...
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Chaldean Catholic Church
The Chaldean Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Catholic Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites, particular church (''sui iuris'') in full communion with the Holy See and the rest of the Catholic Church, and is ...
References
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Christian Northeastern Neo-Aramaic dialects
Koy Sanjaq