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| "'''Syriac people'''" may refer to a ] people of Aramaic origin, living in what today is ], ] and ]. It may also refer to a Syriac speaking people, living in the ], but also in ], ].{{fact}} | "'''Syriac people'''" may refer to a ] people of Aramaic origin, living in what today is ], ] and ]. It may also refer to a Syriac speaking people, living in the ], but also in ], ].{{fact}} The term began to be used when the ] changed its name to Syriac Orthodox in 2000. | ||
| Syriacs mostly call themselves Suryoye (ܣܘܪܝܝܐ) in their native tongue, but a small part in the diaspora tend to use Oromoye (Aramean.) | |||
| Being adherents of the ] Rite, they belong to the ] and ], for which reason they are also known as ] (named after ]). They are known as one of the first people to accept Christianity. | |||
| It may also be a term used to coin in all ]. | |||
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"Syriac people" may refer to a Syriac Christian people of Aramaic origin, living in what today is Syria, Turkey and Iraq. It may also refer to a Syriac speaking people, living in the Middle East, but also in Kerala, India. The term began to be used when the Syrian Orthodox Church changed its name to Syriac Orthodox in 2000.
Syriacs mostly call themselves Suryoye (ܣܘܪܝܝܐ) in their native tongue, but a small part in the diaspora tend to use Oromoye (Aramean.)
Being adherents of the West Syrian Rite, they belong to the Syriac Orthodox Church and Syriac Catholic Church, for which reason they are also known as Jacobites (named after Jacob Baradaeus). They are known as one of the first people to accept Christianity.
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