Afro-Asiatic , Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Eastern, Central, Northeastern. Originally from Iranian Kurdistan and adjoining areas of Iraq. Many speakers use Hebrew as second language. The older speakers use Kurdish as second language. Very different and not intelligible with the Christian Aramaic languages or Lishana Deni.
Hebrew script is used.
Also in Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Slovakia, Yugoslavia, Slovenia, Austria, USA, Canada, Australia. Uralic , Finno-Ugric, Ugric, Hungarian. Elderly speakers use Hebrew as second language but prefer Hungarian. Bible portions 1533-1988. Deaf sign language .