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a lesson for assyrians....

Posted by pancho (Moderator) - Friday, November 4 2011, 21:29:17 (UTC)
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"Revival of the Wampanoag language has revitalized the tribe. A language is more than just sounds and words. It is the repository of culture, history, traditions, the entire rich texture of human life and society. Loss of a language is a serious blow not only to the community itself but to all of those who hope to understand something of the nature of human beings, their capacities and achievements...."

The ancient Assyrians lost their Akkadian language and with it any knowledge of who they might have been...they adopted instead Aramaic which aside from becoming everyone elses language also became the liturgical language of Christianity which, in time, became their most cherished identity....lose your language and you lose your history and then culture...it's the same thing we tell our children today...except that Aramaic is NOT the language of Assyrians.

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2011 City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture Marcello - Friday, November 4 2011, 9:36:40 (UTC)
- Re: 2011 City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture Rashad - 11/04 20:28
- a lesson for assyrians.... pancho - 11/04 21:29
  - Re: a lesson for assyrians.... Rashad - 11/04 22:07

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