What is the difference between Syriac, Aramaic and Assyrian?

Aramaic is the language of the Aramaeans, a Semitic people who originate from the areas that today are central and southern Syria. read more

Syriac is a direct descendant of Aramaic. Assyrian is a directed descendant of Akkadian. They are not contemporary to each other. Syriac developed between 100 and 400 CE, while Assyrian developed between 1200 and 800 BCE, and went extinct circa 150 BCE. They are all different languages. read more

PART 4 – THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE ASSYRIAN AND ARAMAIC LANGUAGES . The writer goes on to say that “the rumor about the struggle between Assyrian and Aramaic languages, resulting in the defeat of the Assyrian language is only imagery”. He even pretends that there was never an Aramaic language. read more

Syriac people are actually from the Syriac Christian faith (orthodox or Catholic) hence the name although this is said to be an orthodox sect of Christianity which was established in the Assyrian communities in Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. read more