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Spoken in: Southeastern Anatolia (Turkey), Northern Syria, Northern Iraq, West Azerbaijan (Iran), parts of Azerbaijan and Armenia, probably a few in Georgia

Official language in: -

Speakers: c. 200,000

Scripts: Modern Syriac alphabet

Slama – Hello! (cp. Arabic: Salam, Hebrew: Shalom, Classical Aramaic: Shlom)

Shlomo – Hello! (Western Assyrian)

Shlom lekh – Hello! (Classical Aramaic)

Dikhiwit? – How are you?

Dakhitun? – How are you? (formal)

Aydarbo at? – How are you?

At dikhiwit? – How are you?

Bashi wen – I’m fine (f.)

Bashiwin – I’m fine (m.)

Bahiwet? – Are you fine?

bash – fine, good

-i – denotes the 1^st person singular (cp. Sorani: Bashim)

Tovo! – I am fine!

Kma shenet? – How old are you?

Ishmi … yo! – My name is… (Western Assyrian)

Bayinakh – I love you! (man to woman)

Bayanukh – I love you! (woman to man)

e – yes

la – no (cp. Arabic: la)

ana – I (cp. Arabic: ana)

at – you (cp. Hebrew: ata)

aten – you

akhni – we

Ma küdet? – What are you doing?

Min ko saym at? – What are you doing?

tumindi – nothing

Basema raba – Thank you very much!

Basmalukh – Please! (to a man)

Basmalakh – Please! (to a woman)

Fush bshlomo – Goodbye! (lit.: Stay in peace!)

Aloho amokh! – May God be with you!

Aloho amikh! – Bye!

Eastern Assyrian:

Yuma Brikha! – General greeting, lit.: “Good day”

Dakhit? – How are you?

Bashima – I’m fine (m.)

Bashimta – I’m fine (f.)

Min eket? – Where are you from?

Kma shinaywit? – How old are you? (m.)

Kma shinaywat? – How old are you? (f.)

Ta lakha! – Come here!