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Only 900 speakers of the Sanna language remain. Now Cyprus' Maronites are mounting a comeback

Posted 5/24/25

Only about 900 people in the world speak Cypriot Maronite Arabic. The offshoot of Syrian Arabic also known as Sanna, had been passed on orally over the centuries. Now it is at risk of extinction. …

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