- Jilu
Jilu, is a region located in the province of Hakkari,
Turkey . One of the oldest churches in the world, namedMar Zaia , is found in Jilu. The church was built in the 4th century ADCharacteristics of the "Jilu" Neo-Aramaic dialect
The Jilu dialect is one of the most distinct Neo-Aramaic dialects of Southeastern Turkey. It falls under the Northern Assyrian Neo-Aramaic group, (similar to the Bazi and Gawar/Gavar dialects). It has some elements of Turkish and Kurdish vocabulary and grammar.
Examples of common vocabulary and verb conjugations in the Jilu dialect:
Some Jilu sub-tribes
*Bismal
*Biskharyah
*Alisnaye
*B'Namaye
*B'Nehmitnaye
*Ishtaznaye
*Nehriknaye
*Nehraye
*Zeeryaya
*Yekmala
*Zarnaye
*B'TalanayeFamous Jilwayeh
*Albert Quryaqus - A founding member of the "Concerned Members of Mar Zaya Church"
*Sargon Dadesho - Creator and president of AssyriaSat
*Mar Sargis Yousip - Bishop of theAssyrian Church of the East in Baghdad, Iraq. Currently resides in Modesto, California.
*Mar Meelis Zaya (disputed Jilwa) - Bishop ofAustralia andNew Zealand .
*Mar Aprem Khamis - Bishop of WesternUnited States .
*Mar Iskhaq Yousip - Bishop of Nuhadra (northernIraq ) andRussia . Relative of Mar Aprim Khamis.
*Qasha Kando D. Kando - Former Qasha at Mar Zaya TowanaAssyrian Church of the East inModesto ,California ,USA . First cousin and brother-in-law of Mar Aprim Khamis.
*Malik Kambar d'Jilu - one of the Assyrian National Leaders in the beginning of the 20th Century
*David Adamov - President of the Assyrian International Congress of Georgia
*George Mansur - Assyrian singer from Sydney Australia.
*Malik Endreios - Malik of Jilu in early 1920's. He was deported withMar Eshai Shimun XXIII . He was from Zerni village of Jilu. Grandson Awikan Shamasha Giwargis is still alive.
* Jimmy Giwargis- A founding member of the Mar Zaya Church Tel Koran,Syria . (narajhk.jeeran.com )List of the Assyrian villages of Jilu
*Alsan
*Medhi
*Nahra
*Zerini
*Mata d Mar Zaya
*Ummud
*Talana
*Be Bukra
*Nerik
*Ori
*Zer
*Serpel
*Bu Bawa
*Samsiki
*Mata d Oryaye
*Musperanee also
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Assyrian Church of the East
*List of Assyrian tribes
*List of Assyrian settlements
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