Mlaḥsô language
language
Mlaḥsô or Mlahso (Classical Syriac: ܡܠܰܚܣܳܐ), sometimes referred to as Suryoyo or Surayt, is an extinct or dormant Central Neo-Aramaic language. It was traditionally spoken in eastern Anatolia and later also in northeastern Syria by ethnically Assyrian Syriac Orthodox Christians.
The Mlaḥsô language (Surayt of Mlaḥsô) is closely related to the Surayt of Turabdin but sufficiently different to be considered a separate language, with the syntax of the language having retained more features of Classical Syriac than Turoyo. It was spoken in the villages of Mlaḥsô (Turkish: Yünlüce, Kurdish: Mela), a village established by two monks from the Tur Abdin mountain range, and in the village of ˁAnşa near Lice, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
Etymology
The name of the village and the language is derived from the earlier Aramaic word mālaḥtā, 'salt marsh'. The literary Syriac name for the language is Mlaḥthoyo. The native speakers of Mlaḥsô referred to their language simply as Suryô, or Syriac.
History and distribution
According to the oral tradition of the people of Mlaḥsô, their village was founded several centuries ago by two brothers from Midyat. The tradition recounts that the brothers had a dream in which they were instructed to leave Midyat and build a church at a location that would be revealed to them. Following this vision, they eventually arrived in Mlaḥsô and constructed the church of Mar Smuni.
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