| Qaraqosh Neo-Aramaic | |
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Qaraqosh is one of the mostconservative dialects ofNortheastern Neo-Aramaic,[1] spoken by ethnic Assyrians in the city ofQaraqosh (Bakhdida) in Iraq. Qaraqosh dialect has some similarities with the Aramaic spoken in nearbyKaramlesh.[2] It is a peripheral dialect in thedialect continuum of Neo-Aramaic stretching fromTuroyo to western Iran.[3]
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