Assyrian Translation & Interpretation Services
Assyrian language
Providing Professional Translation, Interpretation and Localization services in Assyrian and more than 300 other languages and dialects.
Autonym(s)
ܣܘܪܝܬ Sūret
Number of Speakers
Native Speakers: 940,000
Geographic Distribution
Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Official or Recognized Status
None
Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Aramaic
Features
The Assyrian language, also known as Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, is a modern Semitic language that evolved from ancient Aramaic, historically spoken across Mesopotamia. Its key features include a subject–verb–object (SVO) word order, though word order can be flexible due to its rich system of inflectional morphology. Assyrian makes use of three grammatical genders (masculine, feminine, and sometimes neuter distinctions), noun cases, and verbal conjugations that express tense, aspect, and mood. It retains emphatic, guttural, and pharyngeal consonants typical of Semitic languages, and vowel harmony is influenced by neighboring tongues such as Kurdish, Arabic, and Persian. Assyrian is written in the Syriac script, a right-to-left abjad, and it maintains close mutual intelligibility with related Neo-Aramaic varieties like Chaldean and Turoyo.
Dialects
The Assyrian language has three primary dialect groups: Urmia, Northern Iraq (Tyari and Nochiya), and Central (including Hakkari and Barwar), though each contains multiple subdialects reflecting the diverse regions where Assyrians historically lived. The Urmia dialect, from northwestern Iran, is considered one of the most prestigious forms due to its use in early Assyrian literature, education, and church publications. The Northern Iraqi dialects, spoken around Mosul, Dohuk, and surrounding villages, are among the most widely used today and have incorporated significant Kurdish and Arabic influence. The Central dialects, originating in the Hakkari region of southeastern Turkey, are more conservative and preserve several older Aramaic features. While all dialects are mutually intelligible to a degree, differences in vocabulary, pronunciation, and borrowed elements can sometimes create challenges in communication among speakers from different regions.
Writing System
Syriac alphabet
U.S. Distribution
In the United States, the Assyrian language is primarily spoken within immigrant and diaspora communities concentrated in Chicago, Illinois—home to the largest Assyrian population in the country—as well as in Detroit, Michigan, Turlock and Modesto, California, and parts of Arizona. These communities were established through several waves of migration during the 20th century, particularly following regional conflicts in Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey. Assyrian remains an important marker of ethnic and cultural identity in the U.S., maintained through churches, cultural associations, community media, and weekend language schools. While younger generations may shift toward English dominance, the language is still actively preserved in liturgical contexts, cultural events, and family life.
At Latitude Prime, we offer Assyrian translation, Assyrian interpretation, and Assyrian localization services in numerous specialized subject areas and multiple dialects. Whether you need to translate legal documents from Assyrian into English for immigration purposes, need an Assyrian interpreter for a court hearing, or want to localize your gaming system into Assyrian to market your game to Assyrian speakers, Latitude Prime has the customized language solution to meet all your Assyrian language needs.
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