Hulaulá

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A language of Israel

ISO 639-3
huy
Alternate Names
Jabali, Lishana Akhni, Lishana Noshan
Autonym
לשנא נשן‎ (Lišānā Nošān)
User Population

Several thousands (2017 H. Mutzafi). Total users in all countries: 350.

Location

Scattered.

Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Eastern, Central, Northeastern, Trans-Zab
Dialects

Saqiz, Kerend, Sanandaj, Suleimaniyya, Bijar, Tekab, Khanaqin. Very different and not intelligible with Senaya [syn] or Lishana Deni [lsd]. 60%–70% intelligibility of Lishán Noshan [trg] and Inter-Zab Jewish Neo-Aramaic [aij].

Language Use

Older adults only. Shifted to Hebrew [heb]. Also use Kurdish [kur], especially older people.

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Hulaulá
Writing

Hebrew script [Hebr].

Other Comments

Originally from Iranian Kurdistan and adjoining areas of Iraq. Jewish.

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