Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Zakho

Lishana Deni
Lishana Deni
לשנא דני Lišānā Denī
Pronunciation	[liˈʃɑnɑ ˈdɛni]
Native to	Iraq
Region	Zakho, Iraq
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Semitic Central Semitic Northwest Semitic Aramaic Eastern Aramaic Northeastern Neo-Aramaic Lishana Deni; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lsd
Glottolog	lish1247
ELP	Lishana Deni

The Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Zakho is a dialect of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic originally spoken by Jews in Zakho, Iraq. Following the exodus of Jews from the Muslim lands, most speakers now live in Israel, principally Jerusalem and surrounding villages.

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