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The Neo-Mandaic Dialect of Khorramshahr

Haberl, Charles. The Neo-Mandaic Dialect of Khorramshahr. PhD thesis, Harvard University, 2006.

Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
About Vitality Level
100-200
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 4

Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.

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Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 4

Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.

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Transmission

Transmission 3

Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.

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Ethnic or community population
40,000-60,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Mandaeans describe it as a kind of Persian or Arabic Jargon, overlain with a few Mandaic words... I have since observed the value of documenting Neo-Mandaic for its own right, not merely for the study of the classical language and other related Aramaic dialects, and it is my hope that my work will restore a sense of perspective regarding the language and demonstrate its value to both the scholarly community and the Mandaean communities.

It is possible there haven't been any monolingual Neo-Mandaic speakers for centuries, due to close contact with other language groups in minority situations.

The few remaining speakers of Neo-Mandaic are proud of their native tongue and would very much like to see it preserved... the Mandaean community in Ahvaz has recently established a Mandaic-language school for children.

Location and Context
Countries
Iraq; Iran; Sweden; Australia; USA; Jordan; Syria
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Speakers' Attitude
Indifferent to hostile
Other Languages Used By The Community
Arabic; Persian
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