Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lebanese Aramaic

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The result was no consensus‎ and no indication any further input is forthcoming Star Mississippi 02:26, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lebanese Aramaic

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WP:RS. Shmayo (talk) 19:55, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply

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Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Language, Lebanon, and Syria. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 20:06, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: I do not see a point in deleting an article about a real language. As discussed in the talk page the article is mainly about Lebanese Aramaic itself but does mention Classical Syriac, as do many of the other Aramaic language pages, as this was the written language of colloquial Aramaic. There are various sources that discuss the specific Aramaic language of Lebanon which are cited throughout the article. As for Amine's source, at most it should be removed and replaced with a more reliable source if deemed unreliable rather than deleting the entire article as a whole. Red Phoenician (talk) 19:35, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Lebanese Aramaic page is integral to Lebanon's history and present, as the current spoken Lebanese is a continuation of Surien, and is not extinct. Modern Lebanese is an evolution of this language, and reducing it to just Arabic or even Lebanese Arabic overlooks the country's diverse and long history, whether Maronite or not. While Arabic influenced Lebanese, it didn't erase this language to replace it with Arabic entirely. Preserve accurate history; don't delete pages based on a misinformed narrative. Maclearie (talk) 23:08, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Syriac-Aramaic are merely just mentioning that an Aramaic language other than Syriac was probably spoken in the area. The other Aramaic languages that you are referring to are discussed (and termed) in Aramaic studies

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@Maclearie: I am not denying the Aramaic (Syriac or other) influence of Lebanese Arabic, but that is not a factor here. Let's discuss this here, not the roots of Lebanese Arabic. Shmayo (talk) 09:26, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:31, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 01:59, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
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