Senaya
[également appelé Sena:ya, Christian Neo-Aramaic, Shan Sray]Classification : Afro-Asiatic
·en danger
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En danger
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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<200
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0
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"We estimate that currently only around 200 people are able to speak the language, none of whom younger than their 20s. At this rate, Senaya will be lost forever in less than 100 years."
- TRANSMISSION
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- AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
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English
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Farsi
- COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
"As families put down roots in their new environments, Senaya is replaced by other languages, mostly Farsi or English, which are seen to be more useful."
- PLACES
- USA, Australia, Iran
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
"Originally spoken by the Chaldean Catholics of Sanandaj, Iran. In the 1950s, the community moved from Sanandaj to Tehran, and since the 1980s, most of the community has emigrated from Iran to the United States, Europe, and Australia."