Also Known As:
Sena:ya, Christian Neo-Aramaic, Shan Sray, Lshan Sray, Soray, Sray, Shan Gyanan
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
A website dedicated to the promotion of the Senaya language.
This video teaches the numbers 1-10 in Senaya, illustrated using cats.
Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<200
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Laura McPherson and Paul Caldani. 2013. "Leshaan Senaaye: The Senaya Language." Online: http://www.linguistics.ucla.edu/people/grads/McPherson/Senaya/Welcome.html.
Bibliography of Locations:
Charles Häberl. 2013. "Personal Communication."
Bibliography of Context:
Laura McPherson and Paul Caldani. 2013. "Leshaan Senaaye: The Senaya Language." Online: http://www.linguistics.ucla.edu/people/grads/McPherson/Senaya/Welcome.html.