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adamhovey1988
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How much? Which dialect? Do you prefer the liturgy in it? I am thinking about learning it…mainly because I can
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SyroMalankara
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Im not fluent, but I can follow some of the liturgical Turoyo/Surayt dialect (which is confusingly an Eastern Syriac language dialect) used in the West Syriac Churches (and others). The Bakh’a-Malula dialect is used in one or two Melkite villages, some words are similar to the above but many not. It is generally extinct - its the last barely surviving Western Syriac language.
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adamhovey1988
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I think that’s really cool. I just thought it would be an interesting language to learn obviously for liturgical and historical purposes but also because I don’t think you can ever speak too many languagesIm not fluent, but I can follow some of the liturgical Turoyo/Surayt dialect (which is confusingly an Eastern Syriac language dialect) used in the West Syriac Churches (and others). The Bakh’a-Malula dialect is used in one or two Melkite villages, some words are similar to the above but many not. It is generally extinct - its the last barely surviving Western Syriac language.
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Thomas48
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Most St. Thomas Christians can understand bits and parts of Syriac. Though our Qurbanas/Qurbonos are mainly in Malayalam now a days, many Syriac words are still preserved not only in the service but also among the ethno-religoius community. In example simple terms such as Mishiha (messiah), Qurbana (holy offering), Mar (lord), Malakha (angle), the list goes on, are used daily. Even the Hindus in Kerala refer to the Christian service as Qurbana.How much? Which dialect? Do you prefer the liturgy in it? I am thinking about learning it…mainly because I can
There is a Chaldean user on here by the name of ronyodish who is fluent in Syriac and can help you if you need more information or even translations, though I am not sure if he is still active.
If you have a general interest in Syriac the Syro Malabar priest Fr. Joseph Palackal has a great youtube channel that is filled with Syriac content especially in relation to the Syro Malabar Church and the East Syriac tradition. One of the great things about this channel is that the majority of it is in English so all people can follow. I beleive he also has several videos that do Syriac lessons.
Here is a link to his channel:
youtube.com/user/TheCMSIndia/featured
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