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Population of Groups Speaking

55,000

People Group's Primary Language

3

Bible Status

None, Definite Need

Audio Bible

Not Available

Jesus Film

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Gospel Recordings

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Population	Progress Scale	Language Rank	Primary Religion	% Professing Christian	% Evangelical	Indigenous
	Aramaic, West	Lebanon	32,000	3 ●	Primary	Christianity	82.00 %	0.10 %
	Aramaic, West	Syria	17,000	2 ●	Primary	Islam	40.00 %	0.10 %	●
	Aramaic, West	West Bank / Gaza	5,200	3 ●	Primary	Christianity	63.00 %	0.20 %
	Totals: 3			0 ●	3 (P) : 0 (S)

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Item	Code
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	amw
Written	Unknown
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Language Alternate Names
Bakh'a (Bax'a)
Bax'a
Jub-'adin (Jubb 'Adi:n)
Jubb 'Adi:n
Loghtha Siryanoytha
Maaloula
Maalula
Ma'lu:la
Ma'lula (Maaloula)
Neo-Western Aramaic
Siryon

Dialects
Bakh'a
Jub-'adin
Ma'lula

Dialect Alternate Names
Bax'a
Ma' lula
Maaloula


Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	None Reported
New Testament	None Reported
Complete Bible	None Reported


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Possible Print Bibles
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No reported resources in this language.	Please contact us if you are aware of any.

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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