Salamas dialect
E247163
The Salamas dialect is a regional variety of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic traditionally spoken by Assyrian communities from the Salamas area in northwestern Iran.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salamas dialect canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2253315 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salamas dialect Context triple: [Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, hasDialect, Salamas dialect]
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A.
Salyr dialect
The Salyr dialect is a regional variety of the Turkmen language traditionally associated with the Salyr Turkmen tribe.
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B.
Bashgal dialect
The Bashgal dialect is a regional variety of the Kamviri language spoken by Nuristani communities in the Bashgal (Peche) Valley of eastern Afghanistan.
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C.
Doabi dialect
The Doabi dialect is a regional variety of Punjabi traditionally spoken in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab, between the Beas and Sutlej rivers.
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D.
Hazaragi dialect
The Hazaragi dialect is a variety of Persian spoken primarily by the Hazara people of central Afghanistan and surrounding regions, distinguished by its unique phonology and significant Turkic and Mongolic influences.
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E.
Bajelani dialect
The Bajelani dialect is a regional variety of the Gorani language spoken by Kurdish communities in parts of the Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salamas dialect Target entity description: The Salamas dialect is a regional variety of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic traditionally spoken by Assyrian communities from the Salamas area in northwestern Iran.
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A.
Salyr dialect
The Salyr dialect is a regional variety of the Turkmen language traditionally associated with the Salyr Turkmen tribe.
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B.
Bashgal dialect
The Bashgal dialect is a regional variety of the Kamviri language spoken by Nuristani communities in the Bashgal (Peche) Valley of eastern Afghanistan.
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C.
Doabi dialect
The Doabi dialect is a regional variety of Punjabi traditionally spoken in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab, between the Beas and Sutlej rivers.
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D.
Hazaragi dialect
The Hazaragi dialect is a variety of Persian spoken primarily by the Hazara people of central Afghanistan and surrounding regions, distinguished by its unique phonology and significant Turkic and Mongolic influences.
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E.
Bajelani dialect
The Bajelani dialect is a regional variety of the Gorani language spoken by Kurdish communities in parts of the Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic dialect
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Salamas Assyrian
ⓘ
Salamas Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ⓘ
linked to:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
|
| associatedReligion |
Assyrian Church of the East
ⓘ
Chaldean Catholic Church ⓘ Syriac churches ⓘ
linked to:
Syriac Churches
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Jilu dialect
ⓘ
Nochiya dialect ⓘ Tyari dialect ⓘ Urmia dialect ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| dialectOfISO639-3 | aii ⓘ |
| diasporaUse | Assyrian diaspora communities ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | definitely endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Assyrian people
ⓘ
linked to:
Assyrians
|
| hasAncestor |
Classical Syriac
ⓘ
linked to:
Syriac
Middle Aramaic ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Salamas plain ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | aii ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Afroasiatic languages
ⓘ
Semitic languages ⓘ |
| languageOf | Assyrian communities from Salamas area ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature | suffix-conjugated verbs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic dialect continuum
ⓘ
linked to:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
|
| phonologicalFeature | emphatic consonants typical of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Iran ⓘ |
| religiousContext | used in Assyrian Christian communities ⓘ |
| scriptVariant |
Madnhaya script
ⓘ
Syriac script ⓘ |
| sharesLexiconWith |
Biblical Aramaic
ⓘ
Classical Syriac ⓘ
linked to:
Syriac
|
| spokenIn |
Iran
ⓘ
Salamas ⓘ West Azerbaijan Province ⓘ |
| status | minority language variety in Iran ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ⓘ Neo-Aramaic ⓘ
linked to:
Neo-Aramaic languages
Northeastern Neo-Aramaic ⓘ
linked to:
Neo-Aramaic languages
|
| syntacticFeature | basic word order SVO ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
language shift to Kurmanji Kurdish
ⓘ
language shift to Persian ⓘ language shift to Turkish ⓘ |
| traditionalSpeakers | Assyrians ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday communication in Assyrian villages of Salamas area ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Syriac alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salamas dialect Description of subject: The Salamas dialect is a regional variety of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic traditionally spoken by Assyrian communities from the Salamas area in northwestern Iran.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.