Christian Neo-Aramaic dialect of Barwar

Dialect of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic
Barwar Neo-Aramaic
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
  • Semitic
    • Central Semitic
      • Northwest Semitic
        • Aramaic
          • Eastern Aramaic
            • Northeastern
              • Barwar Neo-Aramaic
Language codes
ISO 639-3–

Barwar Christian Neo-Aramaic is a dialect of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic spoken by ethnic Assyrians in the Barwari region of Iraq and Turkey.

Phonology

Consonants[1]
Labial Dental / alveolar Palatoalveolar Velar Uvular Pharyngeal Laryngeal
Stops / affricates Unvoiced aspirated pʰ tʰ tʃʰ kʰ qʰ ʔ
Unaspirated p t tʃ k
Voiced b d dʒ g
Emphatic pˤ tˤ tʃˤ
Fricatives Unvoiced f s, θ ʃ x ħ h
Voiced w z, ð ʒ ɣ
Emphatic sˤ, zˤ
Nasal m, mˤ n
Lateral l, lˤ
Rhotic ɾ, r
Approximant w j

References

  1. ^ Khan 2009, p. 29.

Sources

  • Khan, Geoffrey (2009). The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Barwar. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-16765-0.