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My name is Elizabeth and I am taking "languages in Peril"
Lishan Didan is a Neo-Aramaic language and is often referred to as Persian Azerbaijan Jewish Aramaic, Galihalu, Lakhlokhi, Lishanid Nash Didán and Lishanán, so as not to confuse similarly named dialects of Modern Jewish Aramaic, for example: Lishana Deni and Lishanid Noshan. The two major clusters of Lishan Didan are the northern cluster, and the southern cluster. The southern cluster dialects were spoken by villages south of Lake Urmia and by towns called Mahabad, Sino (modern day Ushnuye) and Solduz (modern day Naghade). The northern cluster dialects were spoken by Jewish villages near the Turkish province and some communities in west Azerbaijan. The towns that spoke Lishan Didan from Iran were Urmi (modern day Rizaiye) and Sakamas (modern day Shahpur). The towns from Turkey were Basqala (modern day Baskale, Van Vilayet) and Gawar (modern day Vuksekova, Hakkari Vilayet).
In Urmia Jewish and Christian communities lived side by side where Jewish people spoke Lishan Didan and the Christians spoke an alternate dialect of Aramaic. The dialects are unintelligible between the two communities due to the phonology, morphology, vocabulary and syntax being so distinct. The topography in many of the dialects of Neo-Aramaic is so distinct that small villages, (like the town of Arodhin which consisted of two Jewish families), had their own dialect. Urmia was the center of Jewish culture and spirituality in West Azerbaijan, there was even a yeshiva in the town. Most Jews in the area practiced commerce and peddling.
After World War One many of the Lishan Didan speakers were uprooted from their communities and were forced to leave. Most Northen and Southern clusters of Lishan Didan speakers initially emigrated to Iraq and made their way to Israel. Currently, there are over 6,400 Lishan Didan speakers, who primarily live in the Jerusalem and Tel Aviv areas of Israel. Most speakers are older adults, in their sixties, who speak Hebrew as well. Most of the native Lishan Didan speakers, speak Hebrew to their children, which is causing a significant and rapid decline in the survival of the language.
Points To Talk About On the Page:
-More about the other communities near the Lishan Didan communities
-Any works of Literature from the Lishan Didan speakers? What are they known for?
-More about World War One and how they ended up in Israel