Koy Sanjaq Surat | |
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ܣܘܪܬ Sûrat | |
Native to | Iraq |
Region | Koy Sanjaq and Armota in Erbil Governorate |
Native speakers | (800 cited 1995)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kqd |
Glottolog | koys1242 |
Koy Sanjaq Christian Neo-Aramaic (native name: ܣܘܪܬ, romanized: Sûrat) is a variety of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic spoken by Christian Assyrians in Koy Sanjaq in the Erbil Governorate, Iraq. Koy Sanjaq Jewish Neo-Aramaic is a separate variety spoken by Jews in the same town.[2]