Cypriot Maronite Arabic- Sanna Part 2

Please give the clip a couple of minutes to start explaining and showing the interviews of these great people.

Cypriot Maronite Arabic, still spoken by most of the 130 elderly Maronite Catholics in Kormakiti (Korucam) in northern Cyprus, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Brought to the island by Maronite fleeing Lebanon at least 700 to 1400 years ago, a very unique group of people.

For those who are from Cyprus, I would understand what you have against the Turks. But to have something against these people is wrong! It is believed that Cyprus, and Malta were first inhabited by the Phoenicians. Till this day half of the Maltese population has Phoenician DNA. On the other hand, Cyprus does not unfortunately, a very low percentage. This is because the Greeks and many other kinds of people have invaded the island time and time again when on the hand Malta has only seen a hand full of invasions threw out the millenniums, luckily.

The Cypriot Maronites come from Lebanon, rather your a Muslim or Christian Lebanese, you are Phoenician and should not be sucked into the media and loose your culture to Arabism. So the Cypriot Maronites fled Lebanon to Cyprus the same way our Phoenician ancestors have done so and how we still do! For example: the summer war. I care deeply for Cyprus and all the inhabitants that belong on the island (meaning get out Turkey)! As for the Cypriot Maronite Community, they should be very proud; speaking a slightly mixed language although still holds the principles of the Phoenician dialect and Aramaic language! It is heavily practiced in the Maronite church threw prayer and communities; this is how it survived for so long.

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[mazdab8]

Educate me, when and where were Maronites slaughtered by Turkish Cypriots ? Are you referring to the Ottoman Conquest 500 years ago ?

[YaLibnanTV]

You really want me to educate you on this? Okay, but get ready to read 6 to 8 comments worth.

[mazdab8]

If it's easier, just provide some resources for me to find and read whether it's websites or books.

[YaLibnanTV]

I will message you right now with the information.

[ganjbunnity]

what language were those old men speaking?

[TaeIeon]

The language in the church is Syriac/Aramaic,i understand because i am Aramean (not armenian) and it's my language. The Lebanese Maronites are roughly a blend of Phoenician and Arameans. I know this because i am from Lebanon and study my history without the arabic propaganda that has twisted the heads om the majority in the middle east. Thak's you alot for this uppload.

[awrote]

these elderly men's speaking was understood to me in it's majority, an Arabic speaking, I was mistakenly thinking they are the descendants of 8th century Arab conquest.

[pultozer]

Greek-Cypriots never killed Maronites...

How can you transfer like this 6000 ppl to another country. Imagine what would happen in Lebanon if the transportation happens... All muslims especially the terrosists-hezbollah would rebel.Also menuria said that turkish cypriots didnt slaughter Greek Cypriots at 1571 there was only ottomans no turkish-cypriot! Over the years the barbaric invaders (ottomans) stayed in cyprus paid no taxes, had more rights and called themselves Cypriots

[whitemagick4]

currently the EU is suggesting to/asking the Cypriot government to preserve that language but when the few mother language speakers living still in Kormakitis were the government has no control makes the task daunting. it will take a few good years before it is fully documented and incorporated to schools.

in the same way Cypriot Greek and Cypriot Turkish must also be documented and taught in schools because they face the same discrimination and decline.

a reunification is needed.

[whitemagick4]

they weren't forced there by anyone. the greeks didn't discriminate against them because they were a small christian minority and that is why they lasted 1000 years.

after the 1974 invasion of cyprus however maronites (were forced to/chose to) fled their villages into the south and blended with the greek cypriot community. the constitution didn't provide for teaching the Cypriot-maronite language and the parents stopped teaching it to their children. that's why it is now endangered.

[whitemagick4]

maronites in cyprus are recognised as a minotiry by the republic's constitution and are represented in the parliament. they have equal rights in all levels like every other citizen. during the founding of the republic the maronites chose by themselves to be a part of the orthodox/greek-cypriot community because they had far more common things with them than the muslim/turkish-cypriots.

their language was preserved because they were concentrated in their villages.

[whitemagick4]

in your description box you make it sound like that Phoenicians were the first settlers and the real cypriots. That is of course historically wrong. The first people n Cyprus were Eteocypriots. Phoenicians and Greeks SETTLED on the island and never actually invaded.

The local population eventually chose the Greek civilization and were hellenized. Modern Cypriots are descendants of those hellenized eteocypriots.

[LonLeb]

Why should they be granted Lebanese Citizenship? I am very interested in their history.

[aplakapoios]

Maronites left Kormakitis after the TURKISH invation.Most of them now live in the free areas of Cyprus along with greek-cypriots.They also have a representative in the parliament.I dont understand why you accuse the greek-cypriots.