Did you know Central Jewish Neo-Aramaic is critically endangered?

Central Jewish Neo-Aramaic

^{[aka Barzani Jewish Neo-Aramaic, NENA]}

Classification: Afro-Asiatic

critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Barzani Jewish Neo-Aramaic, NENA
CLASSIFICATION		Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Aramaic
CODE AUTHORITY		LINGUIST List
LANGUAGE CODE		0xp
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Barzan Sandu Bədyal
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The Barzani dialect in 2003 had no more than 20 speakers, all in their 70s and 80s.

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COORDINATES

					2013	Personal Communication															Charles Häberl	Charles Häberl. 2013. "Personal Communication."																													Israel		36.550, 44.20
					2004	Two texts in Barzani Jewish Neo-Aramaic		1-13					Bulletin of SOAS	67							Mutzafi, Hezy	Mutzafi, Hezy. 2004. Two texts in Barzani Jewish Neo-Aramaic. Bulletin of SOAS, 67, 1 (2004), 1-13.						<20 for Barzani dialect		10-99						Kurdish, Arabic, other Jewish Neo-Aramaic varieties							Critically Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15		The Barzani dialect in 2003 had no more than 20 speakers, all in their 70s and 80s.