Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

• Alternate names: Aisorski, Assyrian, Assyrianci, Assyriski, Lishana Aturaya, Neo-Syriac, Sooreth, Suret, Sureth, Suryaya Swadaya Also: in Armenia -- Aisorski, Sooreth; in Georgia -- Aisorski; in Syria -- Aisorski, Assyrian, Assyriski, Lishana Aturaya, Neo-Syriac, Suret, Sureth, Suryaya Swadaya; in Turkey -- Syriac
• Scriptures published: Bible (1852--1919) New Testament (1846--2002) Portions (1840--1993)
• Literacy: No information available.
• Primary country: Iraq
• Region: Northern Iraq, Baghdad, Basrah, Karkuk, Arbil
• Also used in: Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
• Religion: Christian (Nestorian)
• Status: Recognized language in Iraq
• Number of users: 232,300 (30,000 in Iraq (1994); 3,500 in Armenia (2001 census); 3,000 in Georgia (1999); 30,000 in Syria (1995); )

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Watch The JESUS Film in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic on the web
• Joshua Project: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Assyrian Neo-Aramaic — detailed linguistic information.