Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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Assyrian in the "Also spoken in - Armenia" section 3
Although largely shifting to Russian, the Assyrian-populated villages in the Ararat and Kotayk Provinces have local schools that provide Assyrian language classes, though not an integral part of the curriculum (https://rm.coe.int/armeniaecrml5-en2c-docx/16809fc12e p. 17).
It is also worth noting that the 2011 census shows that out of the 2,769 Assyrians living in Armenia, 2,256 have identified Assyrian as their mother tongue, and only 81 have chosen Russian.
We will update the L1 and ethnic populations as well as the EGIDS and Speaker Age Range values for Assyrian Neo-Aramaic [aii] in Armenia, for inclusion in the next edition of the Ethnologue.
Assyrian in the "Also spoken in - Armenia" section 2
The location provided is "Yerevan, scattered." Large Assyrian communities also reside in the Ararat Province (villages of Verin Dvin, Dimitrov), the Kotayk Province (Arzni village), and the Armavir Province (Nor Artagers village).
Sources (in Armenian):
http://ararat.mtad.am/national-minorities/
We will update the location for Assyrian Neo-Aramaic [aii] in Armenia, for inclusion in the next edition of the Ethnologue.
Assyrian in the "Also spoken in - Armenia" section
The alternative names include "Aisorski, Assyriski, Sooreth" which are the Russian and Assyrian names. Since this is under the Armenia section, the Armenian name for the language -- "ասորերեն" (Asoreren) -- could also be included.
We will add an alternate name for Assyrian Neo-Aramaic [aii] in Armenia, to be included in the next edition of the Ethnologue.