Jilu

Jilu

Jilu, is a region located in the province of Hakkari, Turkey. One of the oldest churches in the world, named Mar Zaia, is found in Jilu. The church was built in the 4th century AD

Characteristics 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'Talanaye

Famous 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 the Assyrian Church of the East in Baghdad, Iraq. Currently resides in Modesto, California.
*Mar Meelis Zaya (disputed Jilwa) - Bishop of Australia and New Zealand.
*Mar Aprem Khamis - Bishop of Western United States.
*Mar Iskhaq Yousip - Bishop of Nuhadra (northern Iraq) and Russia. Relative of Mar Aprim Khamis.
*Qasha Kando D. Kando - Former Qasha at Mar Zaya Towana Assyrian Church of the East in Modesto, 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 with Mar 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
*Musperan

ee also

* Assyrian Church of the East
* List of Assyrian tribes
* List of Assyrian settlements


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