Syriac (Aramaic) and Ge'ez (Ethiopic) are two of the coolest ancient Semitic languages that you've probably never heard of. In this video, I compare the similarities and differences between these languages and how they relate to other Semitic languages like Hebrew, Arabic, or Akkadian.

I've always found Ge'ez to be very familiar to me as I consider it a type of African Aramaic. Fair warning though. I'm not as proficient in Ge'ez, what is also known as Ethiopic, as I am in other Semitic languages like Syriac (the Aramaic dialect from ancient Edessa). That means I may pronounce things like a Ferenji. If you've never heard of these languages before, I encourage you to delve deeper into them and those who still utilize them, whether through liturgical prayers or in their modern descendants (if we may call the modern languages descendants).

NOTE: I made a typo that emerges around the 26 minute mark. The commentary found between 26:50-27:06 was based on that typo.

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