Karmella speaking Urmia

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This video was recorded by Karmella and submitted via Andrew in the United States. Christian Urmi, also referred to as C. Urmi, is spoken by Assyrian Christians. The dialect originates from Urmia, northwestern Iran and is used by an undetermined number of diaspora speakers, many of whom live in California and Chicago, in the United States.

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