Also Known As:
Sena:ya, Christian Neo-Aramaic, Shan Sray, Lshan Sray, Soray, Sray, Shan Gyanan
Dialects & Varieties
Leshaan Senaaye: The Senaya Language
Laura McPherson and Paul Caldani. 2013. "Leshaan Senaaye: The Senaya Language." Online: http://www.linguistics.ucla.edu/people/grads/McPherson/Senaya/Welcome.h….
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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Speakers
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Children:
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Elders
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Comments on speakers
"As families put down roots in their new environments, Senaya is replaced by other languages, mostly Farsi or English, which are seen to be more useful."
Location and Context
Countries
USA, Australia, Iran
Location Description
"Originally spoken by the Chaldean Catholics of Sanandaj, Iran. In the 1950s, the community moved from Sanandaj to Tehran, and since the 1980s, most of the community has emigrated from Iran to the United States, Europe, and Australia."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
English, Farsi
Number of Other Language Speakers:
All
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
A website dedicated to the promotion of the Senaya language.
This video teaches the numbers 1-10 in Senaya, illustrated using cats.