Chaldean Neo-Aramaic: Bible and Scripture status

Scripture in Chaldean Neo-Aramaic

The New Testament is reported in Chaldean Neo-Aramaic.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Chaldean Neo-Aramaic is spoken

Australia
Germany
Iraq
Lebanon
Netherlands
Syria
Türkiye
United States

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About Chaldean Neo-Aramaic

Part of: Syriac (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family: Afro-Asiatic
ISO 639-3 code: cld
Glottocode: chal1275
Also known as: Chaldean Neo-Aramaic: Tel Kepe

Dialects and varieties 18

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Chaldean Neo-Aramaic as a whole.

Sources

DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.