Assyrian people: Difference between revisions

Modern Assyrian derives from ancient [[Aramaic]], part of the Northwest Semitic languages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Assyrians and Aramaic: Speaking the Oldest Living Language of the Middle East |url=http://www.aina.org/news/20191001180841.htm |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=www.aina.org |archive-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418042312/http://www.aina.org/news/20191001180841.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Around 700 BC, Aramaic slowly replaced Akkadian in Assyria, Babylonia and the Levant. Widespread bilingualism among Assyrian nationals was already present before the fall of the Empire.<ref name="naei"/> The Aramaic that the modern Assyrians speak differs from the Aramaic of the Arameans. The ancient Assyrians created [[Imperial Aramaic]], a language used for unifying the different peoples living under their control. The modern language ([[Suret]], [[Turoyo]]), the successor of the ancient Aramaic created by the ancient Assyrians, is still spoken by modern Assyrians, unlike Western Aramaic, which the modern Arameans speak. The [[Akkadian language]] has influenced the Aramaic that the modern Assyrians speak.<ref>Parpola, Simo, National and Ethnic Identity in the Neo-Assyrian Empire and Assyrian Identity in Post-Empire Times.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.cbn.com/news/israel/israel-recognizes-arameans-nationality|title=Israel Recognizes 'Arameans' as Nationality|date=18 September 2014|website=CBN}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/>