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Syriac
ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ leššānā Suryāyā leššono Suryoyo
Pronunciation: /surˈjɑjɑ/ (Eastern), /surˈjɔjɔ/ (Western)
Spoken in: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Syria, Turkey, Kerala, India
Total speakers: 1 500 000 fluent
Language family: Afro-Asiatic
Semitic
West Semitic
Central Semitic
Northwest Semitic
Aramaic
Eastern Aramaic
Syriac
Writing system: Syriac abjad
Official status
Official language in: Iraq (in areas where Assyrians form a majority)
Regulated by: Iraqi Science Academy (Baghdad)
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: syr
ISO 639-3: variously:
syr — Syriac (generic)
syc — Syriac (classical)
aii — Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
bhn — Bohtan Neo-Aramaic
cld — Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
lhs — Mlahsô
kqd — Koy Sanjaq Surat
syn — Senaya
tru — Turoyo
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An eleventh-century Syriac manuscript.
An eleventh-century Syriac manuscrip"