Bohtan Neo-Aramaic

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A language of Georgia

ISO 639-3

bhn

Population

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

Location

Kvemo Kartli region: mainly Garbadani village.

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Georgia

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification

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

Language Use

Mainly older adults.

Language Resources

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Other Comments

Christian.

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Russian Federation

Language nameBohtan Neo-Aramaic

Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Language Use

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

Other Comments

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

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