Bohtan Neo-Aramaic

A language of Georgia

ISO 639-3

Population

1,000 in Georgia (1999 S. Fox).

Location

Mainly Garbadani village. Also in Russian Federation.

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification

Language Use

Mainly older adults.

Language Resources

Other Comments

Christian.

Russia

Language nameBohtan Neo-Aramaic

Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Language Use

No evidence of remaining speakers (2007 SIL). Mainly older adults.

Other Comments

Originally in Anatolia, Ottoman Empire, east of Tigris River (present-day southeastern Turkey). Fled to Russia during World War I. Christian.