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Title:Vigil of the Godbearer
Qustan209
Documentation of the Beth Qustan Dialect of the Central Neo-Aramaic language, Turoyo
Contributor (consultant):Eliyo Acar
Coverage:Germany
Date:2016-08-30
Description:Eliyo explains how they would spend the night of the Vigil of the Godbearer in his childhood. He explains that both Muslims and Christians would gather for the vigil. There would be much singing, dancing and food would be provided for the pilgrims.
The Beth Qustan dialect of the Central Neo-Aramaic, Turoyo, which is the language of Tur 'Abdin, South Eastern Turkey, with an estimated 20 families remaining in the village.This project will document socio-cultural practices of the Turoyo speaking community in Tur 'Abdin, focusing on vernacular tales, particularly those that demonstrate cultural interaction between Muslims and Christians, including Muslim visitations to the shrines of Christian saints, and consultation of soothsayers by Christians.
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Eliyo was born in the village of Beth Qustan in 1948 and emigrated to Germany in 1975.
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Identifier:oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1045120
IPF0244
Identifier (URI):https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1045120%23
Publisher:Mikael Oez
SOAS, University of London
Subject:Narrative
Turoyo language
English language
Subject (ISO639):tru
eng
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Archive:  Endangered Languages Archive
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OaiIdentifier:  oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1045120
DateStamp:  2017-06-22
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Citation: Eliyo Acar (consultant). 2016-08-30. Mikael Oez.
Terms: area_Asia area_Europe country_GB country_TR iso639_eng iso639_tru

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Area: AsiaEurope


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