The Neo-Aramaic of Urmia language, casually spoken | Wikitongues

[@ygorcoelhos]

Fascinating! In very broad terms, it sounds like a less Yiddish/European-influenced, more "Arabic-ish" Hebrew with Persian influence in phonology and entonation. That probably makes some sense, considering they speak a Central Semitic language indirectly related to Hebrew, Phoenician and Arabic, but were established for a long time in a mostly Iranic-speaking region and under Persian-speaking rule most of the time.

[@jacob_and_william]

I don't hear Arabic at all, to me it sounds like Hebrew in a Persian accent

[@GokuBlackkkkkk]

Yes, we Assyrians live in Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey where the dialects of the Assyrian Neo-Aramaic language have been developed in different ways by the main languages of these countries. I speak the Western dialect which are mostly spoken in South Eastern Turkey and North Eastern Syria.

[@firthm2]

To me it sounds like a combination of Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian.

[@GokuBlackkkkkk]

Yes, we Assyrians live in Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey where the dialects of the Assyrian Neo-Aramaic language have been developed in different ways by the main languages of these countries. I speak the Western dialect which are mostly spoken in South Eastern Turkey and North Eastern Syria.

[@eylon1967]

As a hebrew speaker that can read somewhat talmudic aramaic i was expecting to understand at least something, but i got nothing! I wonder if i would understand anything if i saw it written

[@jacob_and_william]

Neo-Aramaic is pretty different from classical, even Jewish Urmia (לישאן דידן) is pretty difficult

[@johnb.7312]

Hebrew and Neo-Aramaic are very similar, only we must give a little time to familiarise. eagle = nesher = nəshra leopard = namer = nəmra bear = dov = dəbba lion = arye = arya sun = shemesh = shəmsha cloud = anan = nana rain = geshem (maṭar) = məṭra bow = qeshet = qəshta blood = dam = dəmma meat = basar = bəsra milk = ḥalav = ḥalva bread = leḥem = laḥma queen = malka = maləkta spirit = ru'aḥ = ruḥa brain = mo'aḥ = moḥa head = rosh = resha, risha hand = yad = ida eye = ayin = ayna angel = mal'ah̠ = malah̠a disciple = talmid = talmida apostle = shali'ah̠ = shlih̠a river = nahar = nahra (nara) vineyard = kerem = karma horn = qeren = qarna (qana) priest = kohen = kahna (kana) good = ṭov = ṭava holy = qadosh = qadisha blessed = baruh̠ = brih̠a girl = yalda = yalta (brata) - - - - Aramaic = Neo-Aramaic (the) king = malka = malka (the) king = malka = malka (the) mountain = ṭura = ṭura (the) fire = nura = nura (the) fish = nuna = nuna (the) field = ḥaqla = ḥaqla etc.

[@GokuBlackkkkkk]

Yes, we Assyrians live in Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey where the dialects of the Assyrian Neo-Aramaic language have been developed in different ways by the main languages of these countries. I speak the Western dialect which are mostly spoken in South Eastern Turkey and North Eastern Syria.

[@johnb.7312]

@@GokuBlackkkkkk Shlomo. Aydarbo hat?

[@GokuBlackkkkkk]

@@johnb.7312 Towo-no, w hat aydarbo hat ahuni?

[@FellowHuman18]

The pronunciation reminds me of Persian a bit.

[@MESSI-fx1ob]

Urmia is in Iran, I also think she has a Persian accent

[@GokuBlackkkkkk]

Yes, we Assyrians live in Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey where the dialects of the Assyrian Neo-Aramaic language have been developed in different ways by the main languages of these countries. I speak the Western dialect which are mostly spoken in South Eastern Turkey and North Eastern Syria.

[@johnb.7312]

Thank you. (Basimta raba) Hebrew and Neo-Aramaic are very similar. eagle = nesher = nəshra leopard = namer = nəmra bear = dov = dəbba lion = arye = arya sun = shemesh = shəmsha cloud = anan = nana rain = geshem (maṭar) = məṭra bow = qeshet = qəshta blood = dam = dəmma meat = basar = bəsra milk = ḥalav = ḥalva bread = leḥem = laḥma queen = malka = maləkta spirit = ru'aḥ = ruḥa brain = mo'aḥ = moḥa head = rosh = resha, risha hand = yad = ida eye = ayin = ayna angel = mal'ah̠ = malah̠a disciple = talmid = talmida apostle = shali'ah̠ = shlih̠a river = nahar = nahra (nara) vineyard = kerem = karma horn = qeren = qarna (qana) priest = kohen = kahna (kana) good = ṭov = ṭava holy = qadosh = qadisha blessed = baruh̠ = brih̠a girl = yalda = yalta (brata) - - - - Aramaic = Neo-Aramaic (the) king = malka = malka (the) king = malka = malka (the) mountain = ṭura = ṭura (the) fire = nura = nura (the) fish = nuna = nuna (the) field = ḥaqla = ḥaqla etc.

[@usagi9572]

It reminds me a lot of Arabic and Hebrew.

[@val91201]

As it should

[@austinnelson396]

That would make sense, as they are all Semitic languages

[@CJT3X]

Out of curiosity why was a portrait video posted as embedded into a landscape video for no apparent reason? It makes it the smallest video possible in either orientation

[@Wikitongues]

Hey! We have done this because if we crop it so that it is a landscape video, we not only have a grainier video, we also often lose the speakers hands, body language, and so on. Historically, the majority of our viewers watch from a computer, where this ends up being the best format. You bring up a good point though: now that Shorts are popular on KZbin and more people are becoming accustomed to vertical format, we should test out the close crop in future vertical videos :)

[@akoden2667]

It reminds me of Hebrew and the Hebrews did speak Aramaic but this sounds a bit different than 5e Aramaic I.m Used to

[@GokuBlackkkkkk]

Yes, we Assyrians live in Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey where the dialects of the Assyrian Neo-Aramaic language have been developed in different ways by the main languages of these countries. I speak the Western dialect which are mostly spoken in South Eastern Turkey and North Eastern Syria. Since this language was mostly spoken in Mesopotamia and later continued in these countries it differs from the Aramaic that was spoken among the Jews and other groups closer to or in Israel/Palestine.

[@GokuBlackkkkkk]

Thank you for publishing a video of my language Assyrian Neo-Aramaic. I speak the Western dialect called Turoyo. ܬܘܕܝ ܣܓܝ

[@Wikitongues]

Thank you for watching! If you ever want to submit a video of you speaking your dialect, we'd love to host it :) www.wikitongues.org/submit-a-video

[@GokuBlackkkkkk]

@Wikitongues Thank you for the opportunity, I sure will one day!🙏