People group profile · PG012199
The Syrian Aramaic of Syria
The Syrian Aramaic of Syria, numbering about 28,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Central Neo-Aramaic-speaking ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Tur Abdin region in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria.
They are an indigenous people in the Assyrian people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Syriac Orthodox Christianity, and they primarily speak Turoyo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Syria
- Population
- 28,500
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Assyrian
- Primary language
- Turoyo (tru)
- Primary religion
- Syriac Orthodox Christianity
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Syrian Aramaic are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Syrian Aramaic
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Syriac Orthodox Christianity · Christianity
99% adherents
Primary language
Turoyo · Afro-Asiatic family
90% speak Turoyo
Gospel resources in Turoyo
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Suryoyo)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Syrian Aramaic
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Turoyo in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110313) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assyrians | Netherlands | 32,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Syrian Aramaic | Turkiye | 17,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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