Bohtan Neo-Aramaic

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A language of Georgia

User Population

900 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015).

Kvemo Kartli region: mainly Garbadani village.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Eastern, Central, Northeastern

Adults only. Most shifting to Georgian [kat]. Many shifting to Russian [rus].

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Christian.

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Russian Federation

Language NameBohtan Neo-Aramaic

Location

Krasnodar krai: Krymsk; Stavropol krai: Novopavlovsk.

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Language Use

No evidence of remaining speakers (2007 SIL). Elderly only. Shifted to Russian [rus].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Originally in Anatolia, Ottoman Empire, east of Tigris River (present-day southeastern Turkey). Fled to Russia during World War I. Christian.

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