TUR ABDIN — To strengthen the presence of the spoken language Turoyo (Surayt) dialect in ecclesiastical and spiritual life, and facilitating easy access to the Syriac Bible, scholars of Syriac language and heritage continue have made a notable technological step in their efforts to provide religious and educational resources that help preserve cultural identity for future generations. They have now made the Syriac Bible available in Turoyo and in a mobile application. ...For more on the modern Aramaic dialect of Turoyo spoken in the Tur Abdin region of Turkey, see here. The translation project was undertaken at the Mor Gabriel Monastery in Tur Abdin (Mardin), on which more here and many links.This Turoyo (Surayt) edition is based on the Syriac Bible translation called the Peshitta (ܦܫܺܝܛܬܳܐ), the authoritative biblical text for churches of the Syriac Rite tradition.
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