Senaya
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A language of Iran
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Christian Neo-Aramaic, Lshan Sray, Senaaya, Shan Gyanan, Shan Sray, Soray, Sray
Population
60 in Iran (1997 H. Mutzafi). Population total all countries: 460.
Location
Tehran and Qazvin. Originally in Kurdestan Province, Sanandaj.
Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Dialects
None known. Qazvin variety slightly different from that spoken by Sanandaj-born people.
Language Use
Shifting to Assyrian Neo-Aramaic [aii].
Language Resources
Writing
Syriac script [Syrc].
Christian (Chaldean).