Talk:Maaloula

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Spelling/Move

The majority of English language sources seem to use the spelling "Maaloula" to refer to this city, particularly in reference to the Battle of Maaloula. Would we have consensus to move and change the spelling here as well? AdventurousSquirrel (talk) 02:18, 9 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Link to Western Aramaic/Western Neo-Aramaic

@Rimon Wehbi: Keeping a link to Western Neo-Aramaic is the most useful since that is the language spoken in Maaloula, all other Western Aramaic languages are extinct today. What was your rationale in changing it? AntonSamuel (talk) 19:38, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for opening this discussion. I know that all other dialects are extinct, and you are right, this is how our dialect called. However, If someone do not know what Western Aramaic is and wants to read more about it he should by clicking this link to be sent to "Western Aramaic" page, not "Western Neo-Aramaic". If he wants to read more about Western Neo-Aramaic he will also find a links in the "Etymology" "language" "See also" sections. I hope I am getting my point across, and thank you for your consideration about my language and hometown. Rimon Wehbi (talk) 20:36, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sure thing I understand, there is a link to "Western Aramaic languages" in the language section though if one is interesting to reading about it more in depth, and also in the beginning of the ""Western Neo-Aramaic" article itself, so for the sake of relevance and ease of access to the "Western Neo-Aramaic" page would you agree on the "dialect of Western Aramaic" text in the beginning just linking to "Western Neo-Aramaic" instead? AntonSamuel (talk) 21:51, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I guess what you want is mentioning "Western Neo-Aramaic" in the lead paragraph instead of "Western Aramaic". Then it is better in my opinion to change the name as well not only the link. I did that, so please take a look now and if you still have an issue, please let me know! Rimon Wehbi (talk) 23:18, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Population

"For the non-Muslim inhabitants, the legacy is all the more remarkable given that they were not Arabised"

Is this directly from the source? Because the Muslims of Maloula also speak Aramaic as their native tongue, which is also remarkable. Has the person who wrote that never been to or met someone from there? Julia Domna Ba'al (talk) 12:49, 22 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

By the version as the text stands now (speaking of Muslim inhabitants), I think what is meant by that is that it seems odd to having been islamized, but not Arabized in the process. -- marilyn.hanson (talk) 23:51, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]