Jewish Babylonian Aramaic

A language of Israel

ISO 639: tmr
Alternate Names: Babylonian Talmudic Aramaic
Population: No known L1 speakers. Ethnic population: No ethnic community.
Location:: Jerusalem district.
Language Status: 9 (Second language only).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Eastern, Central, Northeastern
Language Use: Used widely in Jewish culture and life.
Other Comments: Extinct around 11th or 12th century. Language of Babylonian Talmud and other sacred Jewish works. Familiar to students of Judaism in religious and scholarly realms; studied diligently by most Orthodox Jewish young men.

Location: Jerusalem district.