Trans-Zab Jewish Neo-Aramaic

Hulaulá
יהודיותא Hûla'ûlā, לשנא נשן Lišānā Nošān
Pronunciation[ˌhulaʔuˈlɑ]
Native toIran, Iraq
RegionIsrael, originally from Iranian Kurdistan and small parts of Iraqi Kurdistan
Native speakers
(10,000 cited 1999)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3huy
Glottologhula1244
ELPHulaulá

Trans-Zab Jewish Neo-Aramaic, also known as Hulaulá (lit.'Jewish'),[2] is a grouping of related dialects of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic originally spoken by Jews in Iranian Kurdistan and easternmost Iraqi Kurdistan. Most speakers now live in Israel.


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