Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken
A language of Iraq
| Population | 5,400,000 in Iraq (1992). Population total all countries: 6,300,000. |
| Region | Tigris, part of the Euphrates valleys north of Baghdad. Also in Jordan, Syria, Turkey (Asia). |
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Iraq |
| Alternate names | Mesopotamian Qeltu Arabic, Moslawi, Syro-Mesopotamian Vernacular Arabic |
| Dialects | Very similar to Judeo-Iraqi Arabic [yhd], but with important sociolinguistic differences. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara] (Saudi Arabia). |
| Comments | Muslim, Christian. |
Also spoken in:
Syria
| Language name | Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken |
| Population | 300,000 in Syria (1992). |
| Region | Far eastern Syria. |
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Jordan and Syria |
| Alternate names | Mesopotamian Qeltu Arabic, Moslawi, Syro-Mesopotamian Arabic |
| Comments | Muslim, Christian. |
Turkey (Asia)
| Language name | Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken |
| Population | 400,000 in Turkey (1992). |
| Region | Mardin and Siirt provinces. |
| Alternate names | Syro-Mesopotamian Vernacular Arabic |
| Language use | Also use Turkish [tur]. |
| Comments | Do not read Arabic. Agriculturalists; small shops, businesses. Muslim, Christian. |
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