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Name:
Jewish Palestinian Aramaic
Alternate Name:
Palestinian Middle Aramaic
Code:
jpa
Code Authority:
ISO 639-3
Code Standard:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Afro-Asiatic
Parent Dialect Group:
Western Middle Aramaic (qhy-wes)
Brief Description:
This is the language of the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan, and also of the Palestinian Talmud and Midrashim, all sufficiently close to be considered dialects, but clearly distinct from other Aramaic languages of the period ca. 200 AD and following
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Map of Jewish Palestinian Aramaic
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