Lebanese Aramaic
Extinct or dormant Aramaic dialect of Lebanon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lebanese Aramaic, also referred to as Lebanese Syriac or Surien (Syriac: ܣܘܪܝܢ),[2] is an extinct or dormant Western Aramaic language.[3][4] It was traditionally spoken in the Levant, especially in Mount Lebanon, by Maronite Christians.[5]
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Lebanese Aramaic | |
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Sūrien | |
ܣܘܪܝܢ | |
Native to | Levant (Especially Mount Lebanon) |
Ethnicity | Maronites |
Extinct | c. 19th-century |
Syriac alphabet (Estrangelo and Serṭō)[1] | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
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