Koy Sanjaq Christian Neo-Aramaic

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.

Koy Sanjaq Surat
ܣܘܪܬ Sûrat
Native toIraq
RegionKoy Sanjaq and Armota in Erbil Governorate
Native speakers
(800 cited 1995)
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3kqd
Glottologkoys1242
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