The turbulence of the last two centuries ( particularly the Assyrian genocide ) has seen speakers of first-language and literary Aramaic dispersed throughout the world . However , there are a number of sizable Assyrian towns in northern Iraq such as Alqosh , Bakhdida , Bartella , Tesqopa , and Tel Keppe , and numerous small villages , where Aramaic is still the main spoken language , and many large cities in this region also have Assyrian Aramaic-speaking communities , particularly Mosul , Erbil , Kirkuk , Dohuk , and al-Hasakah . In Modern Israel , the only native Aramaic speaking population are the Kurdish Jews , although the language is dying out . However , Aramaic is also experiencing a revival among Maronites in Israel in Jish
Assyrian genocide
Assyrian genocide
Aramaic language