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Aramaic survives as a spoken language in small communities in Syria, Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. Aramaic is still spoken in the village of Maloula (population c. 1500) an hour's drive north of Damascus. Everyone in Maloula is now bilingual in Arabic and Aramaic.

Source: Time magazine, December 25, 1972.

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Yes, Aramaic is still spoken in some small communities in the Middle East, particularly in parts of Syria, Iraq, and Iran. However, the number of speakers is dwindling, and the language is considered endangered.

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