- Koy Sanjaq Surat
language
name=Koy Sanjaq Surat
nativename=ܣܘܪܬ "Sûrat"
states=Iraq
region=Koy Sanjaq and Armota inArbil
speakers=800 to 1,000
familycolor=Afro-Asiatic
fam2=Semitic
fam3=Central Semitic
fam4=Aramaic
fam5=Eastern Aramaic
fam6=Central Eastern Aramaic
fam7=Northeastern Central Eastern Aramaic
iso2=syr|iso3=kqdKoy Sanjaq Surat is a modern Eastern Aramaic or Syriac language. Speakers of the language call it simply "Surat", or 'Syriac'. It is spoken in the town of Koy Sanjaq and its nearby village of
Armota in the province ofArbil in northeasternIraq . The speakers of Koy Sanjaq Surat are traditionally Chaldean Catholics.Koy Sanjaq Surat seems to be related to Senaya, which is spoken by Chaldean Christians who originally lived east of Koy Sanjaq, in the city of
Sanandaj inIran . Not enough is known about the language to make any definite comment, but it seems that Koy Sanjaq Surat may have developed as the language of Chaldean settlers from Sanandaj. It does not appear to be intelligible withChaldean Neo-Aramaic , which is spoken by correligionists further north, or with the Jewish Neo-Aramaic language ofLishanid Noshan which was traditionally spoken by the Jews of Koy Sanjaq.The "Madnhâyâ" version of the
Syriac alphabet is used in writing, but most written material is in theSyriac language used in worship.ee also
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Aramaic language .
*Assyrian Neo-Aramaic .
*Chaldean Catholic Church .
*Chaldean Neo-Aramaic .
*Senaya language .
*Syriac alphabet .
*Syriac language .External links
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=kqd Ethnologue report for Koy Sanjaq Surat] .
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