Hulaulá

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A language of Israel

ISO 639-3
huy
Alternate Names
’Aramit, Galiglu, Hula Hula, Jabali, Judeo-Aramaic, Kurdit, Lishana Axni, Lishana Noshan
Population

10,000 in Israel (1999 H. Mutzafi). Population total all countries: 10,350.

Location

Also in Iran, United States.

Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Eastern, Central, Northeastern
Dialects

Kerend, Sanandaj, Saqiz, Suleimaniya. Very different and not intelligible with Senaya [syn] or Lishana Deni [lsd]. 60%–70% intelligibility of Lishanan and Lishanid Noshan [aij].

Language Use

Many also use Hebrew [heb]. Older people also use Kurdish.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Hulaulá
Writing
Hebrew script.
Other Comments

Originally from Iranian Kurdistan and adjoining areas of Iraq. Jewish.