Mesopotamian Arabic
Dialect
Mesopotamian Arabic or Iraqi Arabic is a group of varieties of Arabic spoken in the Mesopotamian basin of Iraq, as well as in Syria, Kuwait, southeastern Turkey, Iran, and Iraqi diaspora communities. Wikipedia
Language family: Afroasiatic languages
Spoken by: Iraqi people, Syrians, Doms in Iraq, and more
ISO 639-3: Either: – Gelet; – Qeltu
Region: Mesopotamia, Armenian highlands, Cilicia
Signed forms: Iraqi Sign
Speakers: Gelet/South (acm): 17 million (2020); Qeltu/North (ayp): 10 million (2020)