For centuries, Jews in the Tigris–Euphrates region spoke a mosaic of Judeo-Arabic dialects, all belonging to the qǝltu branch of Mesopotamian Arabic. This project investigates the extent of variation among these dialects and whether they form a linguistic continuum. It also examines possible historical links with Jewish Arabic varieties in the northern Levant, offering new insights into the region’s patterns of
linguistic change, migration, and community identity.