Barzani Jewish Neo-Aramaic
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A language of Israel
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Bijil Neo-Aramaic, Lishan Didan, Lishan Dideni
Population
20 (2004 H. Mutzafi). In 1951, it was spoken among the 8 Jewish families of Bijil, a village in Iraqi Kurdistan. (1998 H. Mutzafi). Speaker who died in 1998 was over 80. Last Bijil dialect speaker died in 1998.
Location
Jerusalem District, near Hebrew University.
Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Dialects
Barzan, Shahe, Bijil. Sandu is a Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect closely related to Barzani, but several isoglosses link it with Lishana Deni [lsd].
Language Use
Language Resources
Originally spoken in 3 villages near Aqra, Iraq. Also in Nerim village perhaps as a separate dialect.