The Assyrian Language

• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic is a modern version of the ancient Aramaic language, which was once widely spoken across the Near East.
• It is primarily spoken by the Assyrian people, an ethnic minority originating from regions now part of Iraq, Turkey, Iran, and Syria.
• Assyrian uses the Syriac script, a derivative of the Aramaic alphabet, and faces challenges of diminishing fluency among younger generations.

About Weabonga

Weabonga is a small village on Swamp Oak Creek, about 37 km south west of Walcha, 33 km south southeast of Limbri, New South Wales, Australia. It is lies in the ridges of the Great Dividing Range and is part of the Tamworth Regional Council Local Government Area and Parry County. The winding Limbri road to Weabonga follows Swamp Oak Creek, which continues on to just north east of Kootingal where it joins the Cockburn River.

Weabonga, situated 749 metres above sea level, has a temperate climate and an average rainfall of 750 to 850 mm per annum. The countryside varies from open undulating valleys to steep hills. Some abandoned mines may be seen in the region. Native apples, box trees (Eucalyptus melliodora), gums, ironbark, peppermint and stringybark (Eucalyptus caliginosa) trees are common across the area.

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