Videos in Aramaic languages – MESOPOTAMIA

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Presentation of the Aramaic languages by Father Yakup Aydin

Taking a stroll into distant past. Aramaic is a Semitic language officially recognized over 2,500 years ago! In the 7th century B.C. Aramaic becomes the administrative language of the Neo-Assyrian Empire followed by the Neo-Babylonian and Persian Empires, and thus the common language of the Middle East. Aramaic already included several dialects prior to the Christian era. One of these was the language Jesus Christ preached in.

Father Aydin tells us about this community who prays in his church every week, and continues to speak his language everyday.

Special thanks to Jean-Claude Luyat for his footage shot in Turkey, and to Jean Sibille, Alain Desreumaux, and Claude Haberer for the all the valuable information they have provided.

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Image & sound France: Baptiste Etchegaray
Image & sound Turkey: Jean-Claude Luyat
Editing: Caroline Laurent