Western Neo-Aramaic
A language of Syria
| Population | 15,000 (1996). 8,000 in Maaloula. |
| Region | Qalamoun Mountains, 50 km north of Damascus. Villages of Ma’lula, Bakh’a, and Jubb ’Adin. Only in Syria. |
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| Alternate names | Loghtha Siryanoytha, Maalula, Neo-Western Aramaic, Siryon |
| Dialects | Ma’lula (Maalula, Maaloula, Ma’lu:la), Bakh’a (Bax’a), Jub-’adin (Jubb ’Adi:n). Little dialect variation. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Western |
| Language use | Home, and as literary and religious language. Also use Syrian Arabic. |
| Comments | Peasant agriculturalists: vineyards, orchards. Christian, Muslim (Sunni). |
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