The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Urmi

The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Urmi By Geoffrey Khan
2008 | 646 Pages | ISBN: 1593334257 | PDF | 3 MB
This volume presents a description of the Neo-Aramaic dialect that was spoken by the Jews of Urmi in north-western Iran but which is now virtually extinct. The material for the volume was gathered firsthand in fieldwork conducted with the last remaining speakers in Israel. The volume consists of a detailed grammatical description, a corpus of transcribed texts, including folktales, historical accounts and portrayals of customs, and an extensive glossary.