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Syriac

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Syriac Language Lesson One with Father George Al-Banna

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Lesson 1 | Learn Syriac with Rudolf

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A prayer in the Aramaic language | Jeries speaking Syriac | Wikitongues

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Basics of Classical Syriac Video Lectures - The Syriac Alphabet by Steven C. Hallam

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The Village In Syria Were They Speak Jesus' Tongue

Syriac, also known as Syriac Aramaic or Classical Syriac, is a dialect of Middle Aramaic. Having first appeared in the early first century CE in Edessa, classical Syriac became a major literary language throughout the Middle East from the 4th to the 8th centuries, preserved in a large body of Syriac literature. Indeed, Syriac literature comprises roughly 90% of the extant Aramaic literature. Syriac was once spoken across much of the Near East as well as Anatolia and Eastern Arabia.