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.