08-18-2008, 04:54 PM
Shlama Kingskeep,
It is an Eastern pronunciation, but more importantly this is what's known as a dialect of "Neo-Aramaic" (specifically, the Assyrian/Chaldean dialect). The relationship to the classical tongue is akin to our modern English to Victorian English.
It is a very simplified Aramaic compared to the old. It is the modern standard vernacular of Aramaic speakers today.
+Shamasha
kingskeep Wrote:The dialogue seems to be at least some version of the Eastern pronunciation.
It is an Eastern pronunciation, but more importantly this is what's known as a dialect of "Neo-Aramaic" (specifically, the Assyrian/Chaldean dialect). The relationship to the classical tongue is akin to our modern English to Victorian English.
It is a very simplified Aramaic compared to the old. It is the modern standard vernacular of Aramaic speakers today.
+Shamasha