Senaya
A language of Iran
| Population | 60 in Iran (1997 H. Mutzafi). Population total all countries: 460. |
| Region | Tehran and Qazvin. Originally in Sanandaj, Kordestan Province. Also in Australia, United States. |
| Alternate names | Christian Neo-Aramaic, Lshan Sray, Senaaya, Shan Gyanan, Shan Sray, Soray, Sray |
| Dialects | Qazvin variety slightly different from that spoken by Sanandaj-born people. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Eastern, Central, Northeastern |
| Language use | Shifting to Assyrian Neo-Aramaic [aii]. |
| Writing system | Syriac script. |
| Comments | Christian (Chaldean). |
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