Christian Neo-Aramaic dialect of Barwar

Barwar Christian Neo-Aramaic is a dialect of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic spoken by ethnic Assyrians in the Barwari region of Iraq and Turkey.

Barwar Neo-Aramaic
Language codes
ISO 639-3

Phonology

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Consonants[1]
Labial Dental / alveolar Palatoalveolar Velar Uvular Pharyngeal Laryngeal
Stops / affricates Unvoiced aspirated tʃʰ ʔ
Unaspirated p t k
Voiced b d g
Emphatic tʃˤ
Fricatives Unvoiced f s, θ ʃ x ħ h
Voiced w z, ð ʒ ɣ
Emphatic ,
Nasal m, n
Lateral l,
Rhotic ɾ, r
Approximant w j

References

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  1. ^ Khan 2009, p. 29.

Sources

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  • Khan, Geoffrey (2009). The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Barwar. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-16765-0.