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Hulaulá

A language of Israel

ISO 639-3huy

Population  10,000 in Israel (1999 H. Mutzafi). Population total all countries: 10,350.
Region  Also in Iran, United States.
Alternate names   ’Aramit, Galiglu, Hula Hula, Jabali, Judeo-Aramaic, Kurdit, Lishana Axni, Lishana Noshan
Dialects  Saqiz, Kerend, Sanandaj, Suleimaniya. Very different and not intelligible with Senaya [syn] or Lishana Deni [lsd]. 60%–70% intelligibility with Lishanan and Lishanid Noshan [aij].
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Eastern, Central, Northeastern
Language use  Many also use Hebrew [heb]. Older also use Kurdish.
Writing system  Hebrew script.
Comments  Originally from Iranian Kurdistan and adjoining areas of Iraq. Jewish.