BHN ISO 639-3
Bohtan Neo-Aramaic
A language of Georgia
- ISO 639
- bhn
- Population
- 900 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015).
- Location:
- Kvemo Kartli region: mainly Garbadani village.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting).
- Classification
- Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Eastern, Central, Northeastern
- Language Use
- Adults only. Most shifting to Georgian [kat]. Many shifting to Russian [rus].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Krasnodar krai: Krymsk; Stavropol krai: Novopavlovsk.
- Language Status
- 8b (Nearly extinct)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Originally in Anatolia, Ottoman Empire, east of Tigris River (present-day southeastern Turkey). Fled to Russia during World War I. Christian. View other languages of Russian Federation
Language Name
Bohtan Neo-Aramaic
Map
Location: Kvemo Kartli region: mainly Garbadani village.
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