Aramaic [from Greek Aramaios] A group of Semitic languages as old as 2,000 BCE.
Jesus Christ apparently spoke a Gallilean dialect of Old Aramaic, related to Hebrew.
In modern times the Eastern Aramaic language of Syriac (or Assyrian) is still spoken in regions of the Middle East.
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Cropped from original, “Aramaic scrıpt at Mor Ibrahim in Midyat” by CharlesFred at http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlesfred/212460376/, Creative Commons License
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