Mlahsö

A language of Syria

ISO 639: lhs
Alternate Names: Suryoyo
Population: No known L1 speakers. The last speaker, Ibrahim Hanna, died in 1998.
Location:: Al Hasakah governorate: Qamishli town.
Language Status: 10 (Extinct).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Eastern, Central, Northwestern
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Turoyo [tru].
Language Use: Mlahsö was still spoken by a handful of people in 1970s. One nearly deaf woman still knew Mlahsö well, but had no one to speak it to (1999).
Other Comments: A different language from Turoyo [tru], also called Suryoyo.

Location: Al Hasakah governorate: Qamishli town.