Resources and preservation
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (Urmia): resources and preservation
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (Urmia) dictionaries, corpora, libraries and media; endangerment and documentation; how to contribute.
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01Directory
Each entry names its authority. A date shows when its link was checked; entries without one are to verify.
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North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic Database
University of Cambridge Checked 2026-10-23 Verified
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SEDRA (Syriac lexical database)
Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute Checked 2026-10-23 Verified
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Universal Dependencies: Assyrian AS treebank
Universal Dependencies Checked 2026-10-23 Verified
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Glottolog: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Checked 2026-10-23 Verified
Media entries are public broadcasters of different states. A listing is not an endorsement. Media under international sanctions are not listed.
02Endangerment
| Entry | Status | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| UNESCO World Atlas of Languages | To verify | |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | Shifting | Endangered |
Sources UNESCO. World Atlas of Languages. (2025) To verify; Hammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath and Bank. Glottolog 5.3. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. (2025) Verified; Campbell, Lee, Okura, Simpson and Ueki. The Catalogue of Endangered Languages (ElCat). (2022) Secondary source
03Documentation
No documentation project for Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (Urmia) is recorded here yet. These archives hold recordings and studies of the region’s languages.
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Endangered Languages Archive (ELAR)
ELAR To verify
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Endangered Languages Project (ElCat)
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and partners To verify
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World Atlas of Languages
UNESCO To verify
04Contribute
Share a source, a recording or a correction.
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@misc{idcdc2026_language_languages_aii_resources, author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Assyrian {Neo}-{Aramaic} ({Urmia}): Resources and preservation}, url = {https://iranians.global/language/languages/aii/resources/}, howpublished = {https://iranians.global/language/languages/aii/resources/}, }- RIS
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05Research and sources
Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.
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Hezy Mutzafi, Dan Shapira · 2025 · Scripta Judaica Cracoviensia
ArticleCrossrefOpenAIREOpen accessCC-BY-4.0
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The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of the Assyrian Christians of Urmi (4 vols)
Geoffrey A. Khan · 2016 · BRILL eBooks
BookOpenAlexCrossrefOpen access
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Manlaharban and Aramaic in the Neo-Assyrian Oracular Queries Written by Women
Jonathan Valk, Saana Svärd · 2024 · Knowledge Commons
ArticleDataCite
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Alexander Johannes Edmonds · 2022 · Asia Anteriore Antica
ArticleDOAJOpen access
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The Neo-Aramaic Oral Heritage of the Jews of Zakho
Oz Aloni · 2022 · Cambridge semitic languages and cultures
BookOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY-NC
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A Poem in the Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Urmia
L. Yaure · 1957 · Journal of Near Eastern Studies
ArticleOpenAlexCrossrefOpenAIRE
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Catholic Catechism in Urmia Aramaic
2010 · Catholic Catechism in Urmia Aramaic
ChapterCrossref
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Reading Book for Urmia Aramaic
Anonymous Anonymous · 2010 · Reading Book for Urmia Aramaic
ChapterCrossref
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Elena Shvedova, Yuri Koryakov, Elizaveta Zabelina · 2026 · Journal of Language Relationship
ArticleOpenAIREOpen access
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Dorota Molin · 2024 · Folia Linguistica
ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY
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NORTH-EASTERN NEO-ARAMAIC AND THE MIDDLE ARAMAIC DIALECTS
Samuel Ethan Fox · 2008 · Neo-Aramaic Dialect Studies
ChapterCrossref
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Fabio Gasparini · 2014 · RiCOGNIZIONI. Rivista di Lingue e Letterature straniere e Culture moderne
ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY
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