The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: LSD
ISO 639-2: sem
| Population | 7,000 to 8,000 (1999 H. Mutzafi). |
| Region | Jerusalem and vicinity, including Maoz Tsiyon. Originally from northwest Iraqi Kurdistan. |
| Alternate names | JUDEO-ARAMAIC, LISHAN HUDAYE, LISHAN HOZAYE, KURDIT |
| Dialects | ZAKHO, AMADIYA, NERWA, DOHUK, ATRUSH, BÉTANURE, SANDU. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Eastern, Central, Northeastern. |
| Comments | Resembles Chaldean Neo-Aramaic, but there are differences in morphology and other features. Inherent intelligibility is high between them. Low intelligibility with Ashirat dialects of Assyrian New-Aramaic; not intelligible with other Neo-Aramaic varieties. All over 50 years old (1998). Investigation needed: intelligibility with Chaldean Neo-Aramaic. Hebrew script is used. Jewish. Bible portions. |
