Scripture in Western Neo-Aramaic
The New Testament is reported in Western Neo-Aramaic.
From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.
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Where Western Neo-Aramaic is spoken
- Syria
- Lebanon
- Palestine
About Western Neo-Aramaic
- Language family
- Afro-Asiatic
- ISO 639-3 code
- amw
- Glottocode
- west2763
- Also known as
- Western Neo-Aramaic: Ma'lula
Dialects and varieties 3
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Western Neo-Aramaic as a whole.
- Bakh'aNo known Scripture
- Jub-'adinNo known Scripture
- Ma'lulaNo known Scripture
Other languages of Syria
- AmoriteNo known Scripture
- EblanNo known Scripture
- Old Aramaic (up to 700 BCE)No known Scripture
Sources
- DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
- GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
- Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
- Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained
Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.