Turoyo Language (tru)

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Also Known As: Suryoyo,Syryoyo,Turani,Süryani,Turoyo


Description:

Turoyo/Surayt is traditionally spoken in eastern Turkey and north-eastern Syria by the Assyrian/Syriac people. From the word ṭuro, meaning 'mountain', Ṭuroyo is the mountain tongue of the Tur Abdin in southeastern Turkey.

A far older name for the language is Ṣurayt, and it is used by a number of speakers of the language in preference to Ṭuroyo. However, especially in the diaspora, the language is frequently called Surayt/Suryoyo (or Sureyt or Sŭryoyo or Süryoyo depending on dialect), meaning 'Syriac'. Most speakers use Classical Syriac, or Kthobhonoyo/Kthowonoyo/Kthowoyo, for literature and worship. Turoyo/Surayt speakers are currently mostly members of the Syriac Orthodox Church although there are also members of the Chaldean Catholic Church especially from the town of Midyat, until the 19th century there were also Nestorians especially in Tur Izlo/Bægoge area. There is an increasing interest in reviving Kthobhonoyo, the classical language, as a spoken language. This is most acute among non-Turoyo/Surayt-speaking Syriac Orthodox, whose first language may be Arabic, German, Swedish, English, Malayalam or another language. This, and the church's preference for Kthobhonoyo, has had..... full article at Wikipedia

Location of Turoyo Language Speakers

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Rosetta Document Collection

Phonology:
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Overview

Main Country: Turkey
Spoken In:

Regions: Asia

ISO 639-3 Code: tru

Classification Taxonomy

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  Afro-Asiatic Group

    Semitic Group

      Central Semitic Group

        Aramaic Group

          Eastern Aramaic Group

            Central Eastern Group

              Northwestern Central Group

                Turoyo Language