Bhn

Also Known As: Bohtan Neo-Aramaic Description: Bohtan Neo-Aramaic is a modern Eastern Aramaic or Syriac language. Originally, Bohtan Neo-Aramaic was spoken on the Plain of Bohtan in Şırnak Province of southeastern Turkey, but it is now spoken mostly around the village of Gardabani, near Rustavi in Georgia. Before World War I, there were around 30,000 speakers of Bohtan Neo-Aramaic on the Plain of Bohtan, around the town of Cizre in Turkey's Sirnak Province. Mostly Assyrian Christians, their language was a northern dialect of Chaldean Neo-Aramaic, but already somewhat more conservative than the standard Alqosh dialect. With the turmoil that hit eastern Turkey at the end of the war, many Christian peoples were forced from their homes. A decimated population travelled from Bohtan and eventually resettled in Garbadani in southeastern Georgia, 530 km from their original home. Many of the speakers of Bohtan Neo-Aramaic are over sixty year of age. The younger generations tend to use Georgian or Russian instead. The latest study of the language was carried out by Samuel Ethan Fox in 1999, showing that Bohtan Neo-Aramaic has retained many conservative features of Chaldean and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic which are not present in the standard..... full article at Wikipedia Location of Bohtan Neo-Aramaic Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/bhn/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png

Overview Main Country: Georgia Spoken In: Regions: Asia ISO 639-3 Code: bhn Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Afro-Asiatic Group     Semitic Group       Central Semitic Group         Aramaic Group           Eastern Aramaic Group             Central Eastern Group               Northeastern Central Group                 Bohtan Neo-Aramaic Language