Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Challa

Challa Neo-Aramaic
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
  • Semitic
    • Central Semitic
      • Northwest Semitic
        • Aramaic
          • Eastern Aramaic
            • Northeastern
              • Challa Neo-Aramaic
Language codes
ISO 639-3–

Challa Jewish Neo-Aramaic was a dialect of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic formerly spoken by Jews in Çukurca (Tyari).

Phonology

Consonant inventory[1]
Labial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyngeal Glottal
Stop / Affricate Voiceless p pˤ t tˤ tʃ tʃˤ k kˤ q ʔ
Voiced b bˤ d dˤ dʒ g
Fricative Voiceless f s sˤ ʃ x ħ h
Voiced v vˤ z zˤ ʒ ʕ
Nasal m mˤ n nˤ
Approximant w j
Trill r rˤ
Lateral l lˤ

References

  1. ^ Fassberg, Steven Ellis (2009). The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Challa. BRILL. p. 11. ISBN 978-90-04-17682-9.