Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, or
Assyrian, is a
Northeastern Neo-Aramaic language spoken by an estimated 200,000 people throughout a large region stretching from the plain of
Urmia in northwestern
Iran, to the
Nineveh plains, and the
Irbil,
Mosul,
Kirkuk and
Duhok regions in northern
Iraq, together with the
Al Hasakah region of northeastern
Syria, and formerly parts of southeastern
Turkey. In recent years, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic has spread throughout the
Assyrian diaspora.