Turoyo language
Turoyo (ISO 639-3 code tru) is a language of the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Türkiye. It has about 84,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | tru |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | turo1239 |
| Family | Afro-Asiatic |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Türkiye |
| Speakers (estimate) | 84,000 |
| Endangerment | Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Afro-Asiatic languages, nearest first.
- Hebrew9,000,000 speakers
- Judeo-Iraqi Arabic151,820 speakers
- North Mesopotamian Arabic140,000 speakers
- Lishana Deni7,500 speakers
- Hértevin500 speakers
- Mandaic150 speakers
- Lishanid Noshan
- Mlahsö
- Western Neo-Aramaic
- Hausa77,000,000 speakers
- Amharic57,000,000 speakers
- Somali22,000,000 speakers
More about Turoyo
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.