Languages of Syria Languages of Syria Adyghe (адыгэбзэ adygebze, adəgăbză) is one of the two official languages of the Federal Republic of Adygea in the Russian Federation, the other being Russian. It is spoken by the various tribes of the Adyghe nation: Shapsugh, Bzedugh, Abzekh, Kemirgoy, Hakuchi, and some others. The language referred to by its speakers as Adygebze or Adəgăbză, and alternatively spelled in English as Adygean, Adygeyan or Adygei. It is also known as Circassian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adyghe language"
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic is a modern Eastern Aramaic or Syriac language. Assyrian Neo Aramaic is not to be confused with Assyrian Akkadian, or the Old Aramaic dialect that was adopted as a lingua franca in Assyria in the 8th century BC. Although this latter Aramaic is also an Aramaic language, it is incomprehensible to speakers of the modern language. Originally, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic was spoken in the area between Lake Urmia, north-western Iran, and Siirt, south-eastern Turkey, but it is now the language of a worldwide diaspora. Most speakers are members of the Assyrian Church of the East. ...more on Wikipedia about "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic"
Eblaite is an extinct East Semitic language which was spoken in the 3rd millennium BC in the ancient city Ebla, in modern Syria. It is considered to be the oldest written Semitic language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eblaite language"
Kurmanji (Kurdish: kurmancî or kirmancî) is the major Kurdish dialect spoken in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, the ex-Soviet states and by Kurds living in Central Asia. Almost 65% of all Kurds speak this dialect. The other great Kurdish dialect is Sorani, which is widely spoken in Iraq and Iran. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kurmanji"
Lomavren is an Indo-European language, belonging to the Armenian branch. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lomavren language"
Mlahsö is a Modern West Syriac language, a dialect of Aramaic. It was traditionally spoken in eastern Turkey and north-eastern Syria by members of the Syriac Orthodox Church. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mlahso language"
Palmyrenean is an ancient Semitic language that was spoken in the city of Palmyra. ...more on Wikipedia about "Palmyrenean"
Syriac (ܣܘܪܝܝܐ Suryoyo/Suryāyā) is an Eastern Aramaic language that was once spoken across much of the Fertile Crescent. At its broadest definition, Syriac is often used to refer to all Eastern Aramaic languages spoken by various Christian groups; at its most specific, it refers to the classical language of Edessa, which became the liturgical language of Syriac Christianity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Syriac language"
Turoyo is a Modern West Syriac language, a dialect of Aramaic. It is traditionally spoken in eastern Turkey and north-eastern Syria by members of the Syriac Orthodox Church. From the word ţuro, meaning 'mountain', Ţuroyo is the mountain tongue of the Tur Abdin in southeastern Turkey. The language is a dialect of Modern Western Syriac, and is popularly called Suryoyo, or 'Syriac', by its speakers. Most Turoyo speakers use Classical Syriac, or Kthobonoyo, for literature and worship. Turoyo speakers are all traditionally members of the Syriac Orthodox Church. ...more on Wikipedia about "Turoyo language"
The Ugaritic language is known to us only in the form of writings found in the lost city of Ugarit in Syria since its discovery by French archaeologists in 1928. It has been extremely important for scholars of the Old Testament in clarifying Hebrew texts and has revealed more of how Judaism used common phrases, literary idioms, and expressions employed by surrounding pagan cultures. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ugaritic language"
Western Neo-Aramaic is a Modern Aramaic language. Today, it is spoken in three villages in the Anti-Lebanon mountains of western Syria. ...more on Wikipedia about "Western Neo-Aramaic"
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