Academy of Syriac Aramaic Language

The Aramaic language is the world's oldest alphabetic language,  Aramaic was lingua franca, international language used in commerce and diplomacy, throughout the Middle East and the ancient known civilizations in the East. It is known that Aramaic language was Jesus' mother tongue, as Aramaic was the spoken language in pretty much of the entire Middle East.

Aramaic continued to flourish as the written language of the Christian Arameans, not least as the language of liturgy in the Syrian churches. It was also the language of academy, when several universities and schools in what is today Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and southeastern Turkey were founded and developed from the 4th century A.D. and forward. The Aramaic language held a fairly high position until the 14th century AD, when it was gradually pushed back with the Muslim dominance in the area. The language was not allowed to be taught freely and universities and schools began to close one by one. Only within the walls of the church was the language allowed to be used. This development led to the Aramaic language being increasingly displaced as a written language, which led to various oral dialects being developed with loanwords from other languages ​​in the immediate area.

In modern times and the emigration of the Aramaic people (now usually called Syriacs) from their core country, the written Aramaic language is in danger of dying out. It is because of this danger that several Aramaic academics have discussed for several years and concluded that an academy is needed which should aim to preserve, develop and strengthen the Aramaic language.

In collaboration with and under the umbrella of the World Council of Arameans (WCA), the Aramaic Language Academy was founded on February 21, 2023, on the International Language Day.

The purpose of the academy is to establish a permanent organization which, through various methods, will promote the preservation and development of the Aramaic language for future generations and increase knowledge of Syriac-Aramaic literature.

The Academy of the Syriac Aramaic language is an independent foundation and has its own organization and statutes.