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Mandaic language

Mandaic, or more specifically Classical Mandaic, is the liturgical language of Mandaeism and a South Eastern Aramaic variety in use by the Mandaean community, traditionally based in southern parts of Iraq and southwest Iran, for their religious books. Mandaic, or Classical Mandaic, is still used by Mandaean priests in liturgical rites. The modern…

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Early forms
Proto-Semitic Old Aramaic Middle Aramaic Eastern Middle Aramaic · Old Aramaic Middle Aramaic Eastern Middle Aramaic · Middle Aramaic Eastern Middle Aramaic · Eastern Middle Aramaic
Ethnicity
Mandaeans
Glottolog
mand1468 nucl1706 clas1253
ISO 639-3
Either: mid – Mandaic myz – Classical Mandaic
Language family
SemiticCentral SemiticNorthwest SemiticAramaicEasternSoutheasternMandaic · Central SemiticNorthwest SemiticAramaicEasternSoutheasternMandaic · Northwest SemiticAramaicEasternSoutheasternMandaic · AramaicEasternSoutheasternMandaic · EasternSoutheasternMandaic
Native speakers
(5,500 cited 2001–2006)

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Phonology

  • Tʃ Voiceless postalveolar affricate
  • Dʒ Voiced postalveolar affricate
  • Zʕ Pharyngealization

Alphabet

Lexicography

Neo-Mandaic

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Mandaic language

Nodes81
Edges80
Triples126
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024691
Components1

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Mandaic language

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related to General and cited references · 100
Mandaic language → Abhandlungen, Africa, Ahwaz, Al-Mubaraki, Alan, American Oriental Society, An International Handbook, Anton Schall, Appendix, Asia, Berlin, Bogdan, Boston, Brayan, Brayan Majid, Brill, Burtea, Charles, Christa, Clarendon Press
related to Lexicography · 8
Mandaic language → Drower, Ethel, Lexicographers, Mandaic, Mark Lidzbarski, Matthew Morgenstern, Rudolf Macúch, Theodor Nöldeke
Language family · 7
Mandaic language → AramaicEasternSoutheasternMandaic, Central SemiticNorthwest SemiticAramaicEasternSoutheasternMandaic, EasternSoutheasternMandaic, Mandaic, Northwest SemiticAramaicEasternSoutheasternMandaic, SemiticCentral SemiticNorthwest SemiticAramaicEasternSoutheasternMandaic, SoutheasternMandaic
Early forms · 4
Mandaic language → Eastern Middle Aramaic, Middle Aramaic Eastern Middle Aramaic, Old Aramaic Middle Aramaic Eastern Middle Aramaic, Proto-Semitic Old Aramaic Middle Aramaic Eastern Middle Aramaic
Ethnicity · 1
Mandaic language → Mandaeans
Glottolog · 1
Mandaic language → mand1468 nucl1706 clas1253
ISO 639-3 · 1
Mandaic language → Either: mid – Mandaic myz – Classical Mandaic
Native speakers · 1
Mandaic language → (5,500 cited 2001–2006)
Native to · 1
Mandaic language → Iraq and Iran
Region · 1
Mandaic language → Iraq: Baghdad, Basra; Iran: Khuzistan

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mandaic neo-mandaic aramaic language classical iraq iran eastern dialects mandaean khorramshahr liturgical use southern isbn alphabet mandaeans phonology babylonian dialect

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Mandaic languageEarly formsProto-Semitic Old Aramaic Middle Aramaic Eastern Middle Aramaic1.00infobox
Mandaic languageEarly formsOld Aramaic Middle Aramaic Eastern Middle Aramaic1.00infobox
Mandaic languageEarly formsMiddle Aramaic Eastern Middle Aramaic1.00infobox
Mandaic languageEarly formsEastern Middle Aramaic1.00infobox
Mandaic languageEthnicityMandaeans1.00infobox
Mandaic languageGlottologmand1468 nucl1706 clas12531.00infobox
Mandaic languageISO 639-3Either: mid – Mandaic myz – Classical Mandaic1.00infobox
Mandaic languageLanguage familySemiticCentral SemiticNorthwest SemiticAramaicEasternSoutheasternMandaic1.00infobox
Mandaic languageLanguage familyCentral SemiticNorthwest SemiticAramaicEasternSoutheasternMandaic1.00infobox
Mandaic languageLanguage familyNorthwest SemiticAramaicEasternSoutheasternMandaic1.00infobox
Mandaic languageLanguage familyAramaicEasternSoutheasternMandaic1.00infobox
Mandaic languageLanguage familyEasternSoutheasternMandaic1.00infobox
Mandaic languageLanguage familySoutheasternMandaic1.00infobox
Mandaic languageLanguage familyMandaic1.00infobox
Mandaic languageNative speakers(5,500 cited 2001–2006)1.00infobox
Mandaic languageNative toIraq and Iran1.00infobox
Mandaic languageRegionIraq: Baghdad, Basra; Iran: Khuzistan1.00infobox
Mandaic languageWriting systemMandaic alphabet1.00infobox

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