Senaya

SYN

nearly extinct

Alternate Names: Christian Neo-Aramaic, Lshan Sray, Senaaya, Shan Gyanan, Shan Sray, Soray, Sray

Dialects: None known. Qazvin variety slightly different from that spoken by Sanandaj-born people.

Genealogy:

Afro-Asiatic
Semitic
Central
Aramaic
Eastern
Central
Northeastern

Demographics: 60 in Iran (1997 H. Mutzafi). Population total all countries: 460.

Language Use: Shifting to Assyrian Neo-Aramaic [aii].

Writing System: Syriac

Nation of Origin: Iran

Other Comments: Christian (Chaldean).