Cypriot Arabic

[Bullika]

What can be done to save this dialect from extinction?

[Dhavlos]

my maronite friend doesnt know any cypriot arabic... the younger people all speak greek becasue that is who they mix with...im sure that if they still lived in the villages...the language would still be 'alive' today. Maybe themaronites need to take a more active approach in teaching their kids cyp arabic to keep it alive, like we do in the diaspora of sending us to 'greek' school (i assume it is the same for Turkish Cypriots)

[Bullika]

[Cyprus rules!]

They didn't?? That's horrible! Most of the Kids at my Greek school were Greek Cypriot, so was the headmaster for many years..There were people from all over Greece and Cyprus, Even someone from Alexandria In Egypt!! That was cool...hehe

[repulsewarrior]

Because Cyprus is a crossroad for all the world's religions, it is a special place, of extraordianry importance, toward any study of the Human Condition.

Maronites, and others would be better served if the Cypriot identity was one factor on which all citizens agreed, inclusive, accepting to the needs of people, as communities, and their desire for self-determination.

As such, with the opportunity, the Universities, only recently established, will collect and assemble this history, for our appreciation; how it spans all time, being multi-faceted, we hope it's self sustaining nature can be promoted.