Jewish Babylonian Aramaic

TMR

Alternate Names: Babylonian Talmudic Aramaic

Genealogy:

Afro-Asiatic
Semitic
Central
Aramaic
Eastern
Central
Northeastern

Demographics: No known L1 speakers.

Language Use: Used widely in Jewish culture and life.

Nation of Origin: Israel

Other Comments: Extinct around 11th or 12th century. Language of Babylonian Talmud and other sacred Jewish works. Familiar to students of Judaism in religious and scholarly realms; studied diligently by most Orthodox Jewish young men.