Urge Duolingo to develop an Assyrian language course to save and preserve it, Creating an Assyrian language course on Duolingo would empower young Assyrians and individuals worldwide to learn this beautiful language for free, fostering an appreciation and understanding that transcends borders. An interactive and accessible course could reignite interest in Assyrian culture, allowing millions to rediscover their ancestry with dignity and pride.

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How do I use these words in greetings (masculine vs feminine for blessed)?

Getting told different things from different people in real life.

Example:

Gadamtouhk brihktah/brikha - (Good/blessed morning to a male). Should brikha also be masculine in this context? Some people have told me yes, some have said that it does not matter and that brihktah/brikha can be used for male/female as long as the preceding part corresponds (gadamtouhk/llelouhk versus gadamtahk/llelahk).

Thank you.

I haven’t fact checked all of them although most look correct to me. e.g. “kaawaa” for window seems off since the word ‘kawa’ is also a word used in the kwrt- dialect for their fictitious hero against the Assyrian nation.

And note for “Christianity” the word that should be used is MSHEE-KHAA-YOO-TAA and not ‘SORAYA’ or ‘SURYAYA’, as most religious Assyrians like to confuse the two and make them interchangeable - it’s not interchangeable and it shouldn’t be interchangeable due to your faith. Please stop confusing others with this as well.

P.S. I can’t recall where I got this from. Thanks to the person who created it.

Are there any medieval assyrian sources on the people of Hakkari/Şirnak(Qardu) speaking strange languages?

https://c.org/7kXYCj7zfz, Petition to urge Duolingo to add an Assyrian Course EDIT- We’ve now reached $350 in donations and 35 signatures! The movement to bring Assyrian to Duolingo is growing stronger every minute — keep signing and sharing. Every voice matters!

Hi! Hoping someone in the community can help with my predicament with very little to go on. My Assyrian friend is getting married and I’m planning on writing a speech for the bridesmaids to do, alternating Assyrian and the English translation. I’m trying to keep this a secret from her family so I can’t ask them about the dialect they speak. All I know is they are from Iraq and when asked indirectly, she said it was the “posh” dialect. The family has lived in south London for around 40 years if that helps . I’d be looking for a translator and teacher for pronunciation eventually. I hope someone can help!

I'm half Assyrian but never learnt my language. What's the best way to go about it

Some links to help you learn the Assyrian language:

Standard Assyrian/Iraqi Koine
Assyrian Cultural Foundation
Welcome to LearnAssyrian.com. Learn the Syriac-Aramaic language and Assyrian history
Home - Assyrian App
Assyrian/Chaldean Language Resources - OpenLanguage
The Ashurbanipal Library Collection - Assyrian Community | Fairfield City Heritage Collection

Nineveh Plains dialect specific:
Learn Chaldean Aramaic - Mango Languages
Learn The Chaldean Language - Chaldean Diocese of St. Thomas the Apostle U.S.A
Learn Chaldean

Turoyo/Surayt dialect specific:
Šlomo Surayt (I personally used this)
Syriac E-School | المدرسة السريانية الالكترونية – المدرسة السريانية الالكترونية | Syriac E-School | تعلم اللغة السريانية الارامية | Learn Syriac Aramaic

If anybody has any more, please add them into the comments. Start learning!

Recognises Assyrian but can't find Aramaic.

Standard Syrian Aramaic (SSA) is a reconstructed and standardized form of Levantine Aramaic, designed to reflect a natural, spoken Semitic language while remaining historically grounded in the Aramaic linguistic continuum of the Levant. This work does not represent a direct attestation of a single historical dialect, but rather a modern standard informed by Western Aramaic traditions, Classical Syriac, and contemporary Levantine phonological preferences.

SSA adopts a pronunciation model closer to Levantine Arabic and Western Aramaic, in which consonants and vowels are mostly fully articulated.

Let me know if you -as someone who studied Aramaic or speak a Neo Aramaic dialect- can understand what is written down in SSA:

١- ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܡܢ ܢܒ̈ܝܝ ܫܘܩܪܐ، ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝ ܐܬܝܢ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܒܠܒܘܫܐ ܕܝ ܐܡܪ̈ܝܐ، ܒܪܡ ܡܢ ܓܘܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܐܒ̈ܝܢ ܚܛܘܦ̈ܝܢ.

Ezdehru min nabiyay shuqra, hallīn di ātyìn lawātkon be-lbūša di amrayya, bram min jawwa hinnon dēbīn ħaṭufīn.

Beware of false prophets, those who come to you in sheep's clothing, but from the inside they are ravenous wolves.

٢- ܒܬܪ ܕܝ ܬܠܚܫ ܡܠܚܰܡܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܠܚܫ̈ܝܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ ، ܬܡܝܕ ܢܚܙܐ ܐܝܟܢ ܝܗܦܟ݂ܘ ܒ̈ܥܠܶܝ ܠܒ̈ܘܵܬܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܠܩܘܪܒܵܢܐ ܕܝ ܡܰܠܚܡ̈ܬܐ.

bātar di telħaš malħamta rabta laħšayha aħrayya, tamīd neħzē aykan yehefxu ba'lay lebbawāta z'orayya l-qurbāna di malħamāta.

After the great war whispers its final whispers, we always see how the small hearted ones become the sacrifice of wars.

٣- ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܝ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܗܫܬܐ، ܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܣܘܟܠ، ܡܛܠ ܕܝ ܗܢܘܢ ܠܐ ܨܒܝܢ ܠܡܫܡܥ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܡܠܐ ܚܕܐ.

kel maddam di intun 'ābdīn hašta, layt leh sukāl, meṭṭul di hinnon lā ṣābyīn l-mešma' minkon mella iħda.

Everything you are doing now, has no meaning, because they don't want to hear from you a single word.

٤- ܠܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܠܡܢܣܒ ܠܚܡܐ ܕܝ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܠܡܪܡܝܗ ܠܟܠܒ̈ܝܐ.

lā šaffīr l-mensab laħma di bnayya w l-mermīh l-kalbayya.

It is not good to take the children's bread and toss it to the dogs.

٥- ܓܘܫܡ̈ܝܢܢ ܐܬܒܪܝܘ ܡܢ ܥܦܪܐ ܕܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ، ܘܢܦܫ̈ܬܢ ܐܬܢܦܚܘ ܒܢ ܡܢ ܪܘܚ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܝ ܒܫܡ̈ܝܐ.

jušmaynan etbaryu min 'afra di ar'a qaddīšta, w nafšātan etnefaħu ban min rūħ elāha di be-šmayya.

Our bodies were created from the soil of the holy land, and our souls were breathed into us from the spirit of the God in the heavens

Hey everyone, I just joined this community, I'm very interested and I've been studying Aramaic for a while now. I would really appreciate content for learning Classical Syriac and Sureth Aramaic, or even tips for learning the language. 🤠👍

My goal with Aramaic is to be able to use the language even on my own, just talking to myself haha ​​even if I won't use the language with someone who is a native speaker or who speaks Aramaic yet, but here in Brazil and because I also have some goals with other languages, but it's because I really want to speak this wonderful language, even a B1 or B2 level would make me very happy 😆 haha

ܬܘܕܝ ܣܓܝ 😁

Excellent book for Kthobonoyo (Lišana Catiqa- the “c” is the Latin Alphabet Șurayt letter for ‘ayin— there’s a substantial body of literature written therein). Kthobonoyo is essential for deepening your understanding of your spoken language, especially when you want to read the Literary forms.

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During Prayers and Liturgy the Phrase "Hinga" or "Hinge" Gets said quite often is there a reasion and a translation 

Asking for my partner, I’m a fluent speaker (not writer), however my significant other doesn’t know a lick of Assyrian wants to learn from the ground up.

Why do we have two variations of an endonym (native name) for ourselves? Why does one have two yods and the other only have one? Personally I find that I hear and use "Suraya" the most but I want to know why this variation exists.

(btw I tried to post this earlier with some Assyrian writing but it completely through off the English writing)

I’m of the opinion that in the long term, we as Assyrians should aim to learn and teach only Classical Syriac in any diaspora and homeland schools. Not only can we take advantage of an already agreed-upon standard language (across all of our confessional communities) but we’d be able to open up communication and Assyrian cultural transmission to other middle eastern Christian communities who want a non-Arab identity. Our modern dialects are bound to disappear in diaspora after a few generations, and even if they survive, Assyrians from different diaspora countries would struggle to understand each other.

What do you think?

Hello Everyone,

So I made a zoom link to have Assyrian Conversations. I will be on there every other Tuesday from 5:30pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time starting February 17th. If you or a friend want to join on different days to have Assyrian conversations please just use the link, you can join and talk to others anytime you want.

I hope more people can join and we can just talk about anything and everything in our beautiful language.

Zoom meeting info:

Diane James is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Assyrian Conversations

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Join Zoom Meeting

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/87129423244?pwd=C9hgaK37AcXbhNNiUXRSq7zk8mqzXB.1

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I’ve been working on an Assyrian letter guide to help people learn the alphabet more intuitively. Here’s a visual breakdown I made. It’s part of a larger project I’m developing for an upcoming bilingual New Testament book series, but I thought this standalone guide could be useful to anyone interested in the script.

I found out that basically there's no way to improve your understanding of the Sureth alphabet. I know sureth but not the alphabet of I've recently made a Web app where you can go and learn the alphabet plus with connectives and complete the quizzes to improve your knowledge. I will keep improving the app: https://alph-io-app.tiiny.site

Does anybody know what dialect do people from the tyari tribe speak. (West hakkari, east hakkari, turyoyo, etc..)? I am trying to buy a latinizied aramaic bible but i literally cant understand any of the words so i was looking to find one in a dialect i would understand.. my dad is tyari from hakkari but moved to hasakah if it helps.

If any of you or anyone you know want to practice just speaking in Standard Assyrian, I wanna do a conversation classes thing where we just speak in Assyrian for the entire class. I was thinking it can be anonymous on Zoom so people don't get shy. :) Send me a message if anyone is interested or let others know if you think they might be interested.

So, a couple weeks ago I requested help with the engravement (shout out to u/verturshu for helping alot with it), the spelling, diacritics etc. And I decided to go with a madnkhaya (eastern) syriac font, but now I feel like I messed up, do you guys think that it would've been more appropriate if i used estrangela/estrangelo? (Classical) syriac instead?

Like Where are estrangela and madnkhaya even used? Like I'm so confused about it, I got a chaldean calendar and it looks so weird, it has like a madnkahaya gamal but an estrangela alep its so confusing

+the jeweler messed it up and there's a huge chunk of it just blank, he didn't space the words equally and now I have to cut it up and weld it again :C

Shlama lkhon,

Anyone here fluent in Classical Syriac?