Cypriot Maronite Arabic- Sanna Part 1

[lifewasters]

My native language is Algerian [one of the many dialects of Arabic] and understood many words spoken by those men. They actually sounded exactly like Algerian words. This is fascinating to me. One day, inchallah, I shall visit Cyprus and look for those people. Languages, cultures and traditions must be preserved at all costs. Marvelous video. Thank you very much for sharing this with us:)

[kiprisli]

Being ashamed of speaking your own language is the stupidest thing I have ever heard!!!! There are some Turkish Cypriots who are ashamed of speaking their dialect and I do not understand that!!! This is who I am and how I want to speak! In this sense, I am 100% behind of those MAronites who strive for the survival of their language!!! May there be peace in Cyprus so all communities can protect their culture and language...

[ballebanan]

This is an interesting video, it seems lately, every day I learn that there is yet another almost forgotten language in the world.

[qimotho]

I think these Maronites from Cyprus have three languages in their life, Greek, the official language of Cyprus, Aramaic through the Syriac language in the mass, and an archaic variety of colloquial Arabic, this is very interesting.

In the Mediterranean too, there is Malta island which have through Maltese another variety of arabic language, spoken as an official language co-official with English.

[AnnieCy84]

afti i glossa kindinevei na xathei dioti den iparxoun omilites... giati den ginetai kati gia na sothi i glossa mas? pistevo pos oloi oi maronites (kai kirios i neolaia) prepei na agonistoume gia tin diatirisi tis glossas mas!!! oi gireoteroi to mono pou mporoun na kanoun einai na mas voithisoun na mathoume merikes lekseis i fraseis.. omos an den theloume emeis na mathoume afto einai mataio..i diatirisi tis glossas eksartatai mono apo tin neolaia..sto xeri mas einai loipon..

HKI FI SANNA!!

[magitagi]

Wow thank you for teaching me something today, born into a cypriot and italian family in england and now married an arabic man, i love to learn more about all sides of my heritage.

Keep up the good work!

[gskordis]

thanks for your comment.

Soon we will have our own web site for the revitilisation and documentation of our endangered language.

[magitagi]

I got my husband to listen to it, between us we can hear some greek, arabic and aramaic. fascinating!

Don't let it be lost.

[ASSYRIANHERO]

iam an assyrian and i can understand these people speaking aramaic but mixed with some greek words, they are not arabs but assyrians who speak western aramaic.meronites are syriac assyria originaly.thanks for this video .Zito Kypros ke Kypriakos .