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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (Urmia): learn

Learning Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (Urmia): a pathway, courses, exams, programmes for children and teacher training.

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01From first steps to fluency

Levels follow the descriptors of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) as a guide. A course here is not an official CEFR exam.

  1. A1

    First steps

    Read and write the script. Greet, introduce yourself and ask simple questions.

    No course at this level yet.

  2. A2

    Everyday use

    Handle routine tasks: shopping, travel, family and work.

    No course at this level yet.

  3. B1 to B2

    Independent use

    Follow the news, write letters and take part in a discussion.

    No course at this level yet.

  4. C1 to C2

    Proficient use

    Read literature, work in the language and interpret.

    No course at this level yet.

02Courses in the Academy

03Exams and levels

No official proficiency exam aligned to the CEFR is recorded for Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (Urmia) yet.

Sources Council of Europe. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Companion volume. (2020) To verify

04Heritage-language programmes for children

Persian Saturday schools are run by volunteers and parents, often without a shared curriculum or trained teachers. The Council is preparing a shared curriculum, teacher training and a directory of schools.

Public programmes in some host countries. Which languages each offers is set locally; check the programme for Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (Urmia).

05Teacher training

  • Heritage language education · Practitioner

    Saturday-school teacher training

    Teaching Persian to children of the diaspora in weekend and community schools.

    Wave 1 · 30 h Outline drafted

06Study elsewhere

  • Study

    Iranian languages

    Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

  • Study

    Persian, Kurdish and Armenian

    Inalco (Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales) Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

  • Study

    Persian

    SOAS University of London Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

  • Study

    Kurdish Studies

    Centre for Kurdish Studies, University of Exeter Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

Institutions that teach or research the region’s languages. A listing is not a partnership or an endorsement.

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APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (Urmia): Learn. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/language/languages/aii/learn/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (Urmia): Learn.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/language/languages/aii/learn/.

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	author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Assyrian {Neo}-{Aramaic} ({Urmia}): Learn},
	url = {https://iranians.global/language/languages/aii/learn/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/language/languages/aii/learn/},
}

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07Research 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.

  1. The “Creed of the Karaite Faith ” in the Jewish Neo-Aramaic of Urmia: A Neo-Karaite Group in Iranian Azerbaijan Prior to the First World War

    Hezy Mutzafi, Dan Shapira · 2025 · Scripta Judaica Cracoviensia

    ArticleCrossrefOpenAIREOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  2. The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of the Assyrian Christians of Urmi (4 vols)

    Geoffrey A. Khan · 2016 · BRILL eBooks

    BookOpenAlexCrossrefOpen access

  3. Manlaharban and Aramaic in the Neo-Assyrian Oracular Queries Written by Women

    Jonathan Valk, Saana Svärd · 2024 · Knowledge Commons

    ArticleDataCite

  4. Just a Series of Misunderstandings? Assyria and B?t-Zam?ni, ?adi-/I?tadi-libbušu, and Aramaic in the early Neo-Assyrian State

    Alexander Johannes Edmonds · 2022 · Asia Anteriore Antica

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  5. The Neo-Aramaic Oral Heritage of the Jews of Zakho

    Oz Aloni · 2022 · Cambridge semitic languages and cultures

    BookOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY-NC

  6. A Poem in the Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Urmia

    L. Yaure · 1957 · Journal of Near Eastern Studies

    ArticleOpenAlexCrossrefOpenAIRE

  7. Catholic Catechism in Urmia Aramaic

    2010 · Catholic Catechism in Urmia Aramaic

    ChapterCrossref

  8. Reading Book for Urmia Aramaic

    Anonymous Anonymous · 2010 · Reading Book for Urmia Aramaic

    ChapterCrossref

  9. Quantifying lexical distances among Nudiz, Mahmudi, and Verin Dvin Urmi (North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic) / Количественная оценка лексических различий между нудезнайским, мамедайским и верин-двинским урмийским (северо-восточные новоарамейские языки)

    Elena Shvedova, Yuri Koryakov, Elizaveta Zabelina · 2026 · Journal of Language Relationship

    ArticleOpenAIREOpen access

  10. Intransitive clause word order in Neo-Aramaic: information structure, pragmatics and word order shifts

    Dorota Molin · 2024 · Folia Linguistica

    ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY

  11. NORTH-EASTERN NEO-ARAMAIC AND THE MIDDLE ARAMAIC DIALECTS

    Samuel Ethan Fox · 2008 · Neo-Aramaic Dialect Studies

    ChapterCrossref

  12. Grammaticalization of Adnominal Demonstratives in Neo-Aramaic. Towards the creation of a simple determiner

    Fabio Gasparini · 2014 · RiCOGNIZIONI. Rivista di Lingue e Letterature straniere e Culture moderne

    ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY

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