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Language
The Chaldeans of today still speak the Aramaic
(Chaldean) language, the language of ancient Babylon, the
language spoken by Jesus Christ. Classical Aramaic is used in
the Chaldean liturgy; the vernacular Aramaic Chaldean is used
at home and in daily life. Aramaic has an alphabet of twenty-
two letters and is the mother tongue from which Hebrew and
Arabic were later derived. Chaldeans educated in Iraq also
speak and read Arabic. Many Chaldeans are tri-lingual,
understanding Chaldean, Arabic, and English. A few families
also speak Spanish, having lived in Mexico before their
immigration to the United States.
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