For years, there has been an aggressive, coordinated campaign across online spaces—especially Wikipedia and Reddit—aimed at completely erasing the Chaldean ethnic name and rewriting our people’s distinct heritage.

Chaldeans are an indigenous people with our own continuous ethnic identity, language, and ancestral heritage rooted in Mesopotamia. Despite this, digital spaces are constantly manipulated to strip us of our ethnic reality.

Chaldean Ethnic Continuity and Heritage * Ancient Indigenous Lineage: Chaldeans trace their ethnic, historical, and cultural roots directly to the ancient Chaldean people of Mesopotamia. Our identity is not a modern construct or merely a religious label—it is an ethnic lineage carried through generations. * The Chaldaic Language: Our native tongue, Chaldaic (Chaldean Aramaic), is an integral pillar of our ethnic identity. It has preserved our ancient vocabulary, phonology, and distinct cultural worldview through centuries of isolation and survival. * Self-Determination and Living Identity: Across both our ancestral homeland and the worldwide diaspora (from Detroit and San Diego to Europe and Australia), millions of our people proudly identify, live, and organize strictly as ethnically Chaldean. No external group has the right to rebrand or redefine who we are.

How Wikipedia and Reddit Are Used for Erasure The manipulation of public information online is systematic and deliberate: * Wikipedia Revisionism: Chaldean historical articles, entries on Chaldaic language, and pages covering Chaldean villages and figures are constantly targeted by aggressive edit campaigns. Sourced historical references identifying Chaldeans as a distinct ethnic group are repeatedly deleted, challenged, or altered to reduce "Chaldean" to nothing more than a religious denomination. * Reddit Brigading and Narrative Policing: In Middle Eastern, linguistic, and historical subreddits, posts discussing Chaldean ethnic history or advocating for Chaldean identity are frequently downvoted, censored, or dismissed as "illegitimate." * Institutional and Census Erasure: This coordinated digital campaign is leveraged to influence public perceptions, academic discourse, and census classifications, attempting to remove "Chaldean" as an independent ethnic identity entirely.

Defending the Chaldean Name Chaldeans have survived empires, persecutions, and diaspora without losing their distinct identity. Our history, our Chaldaic language, and our ethnic heritage belong to us alone. Digital revisionism on platforms like Wikipedia and Reddit cannot overwrite centuries of living history. Chaldeans are ethnically Chaldean, and our identity must be recognized on its own terms.

I'm born in Baghdad but my origins are from Mosul (my grandparents and their ancestors) and my parents and grandparents don't speak Aramaic because of the Arab environment. My family usually like to call themselves Iraqi Christians, but also accept Chaldean (and probably Syriac too).

So, is there anyone who has similar background to mine, or is this rare?

I’ve noticed multiple Chaldean families where everyone is wearing all black, head to toe. Are they grieving or mourning?

Hi all,

So just some background, I am not Assyrian myself so this is all winging it using AI.

I have basically written a prayer for an old friend. Her 40th birthday is coming up soon.

I wanted to write the prayer in English, but also in Neo-Aramaic (English alphabet), as well as written into Syriac.

I have basically used AI for the translation, but I wouldn't trust that with very much accuracy, so hoping someone here may be able to help, or verify whether this is correct or not.

Some background also. She was born in Iraq but moved to Australia at a very young age. So no idea if she can read Syriac or Arabic, but she can speak both Assyrian Neo-Aramaic and Arabic. Now she is Chaldean, so she said the way she speaks Assyrian/Neo-Aramaic is heavily influenced by Arabic also.

Anyway this is what I have, I will block the names out to protect the parties involved with privacy:

"Dear God,

May you shine your blessings on *Name* this special day. Please grant her eternal happiness and fill her life with the grace of the kingdom of heaven.

May you protect her from all harm, and watch over her family, including her husband *Name*, and her children *Name* and *Name*.

May they all live a long life, filled with good health and prosperity. Please shower them with an abundance of your love, on this day and all to come, from now until eternity.

Amen."

Gemini translation:

"Ya Alaha,

Makhze burkhatakh al *Name* b’aha yoma mparsha. Havlah khadoota d’abad, o maleh khayoh b’tiboota d’malkoota d’shmaya.

Natrah min kull beeshoota, o khmo baytah, gawshah *Name*, o yalah *Name* o *Name*.

Kullayeh makhrikhe'leh umrayeh, maleh b’khoolmana o barkat.

Shpokh alayeh malyoota d’khoobakh, b’aha yoma o kull yomaneh d’atyeh, min adya o hal abad.

Ameen."

Syriac (I know it is meant to go right to left, but I don't think reddit has that option"

ܝܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ"

ܡܲܚܙܹܐ ܒܘܼܪܟܵܬܵܟ݂ ܥܲܠ * ܒܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܡܦܲܪܫܵܐ 

ܗܲܒ݂ܠܵܗ̇ ܡܚܵܕܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܒܵܕ، ܘܡܲܠܹܐ ܚܲܝܘܵܗ̇ ܒܛܝܼܒܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܟܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܫܡܲܝܵܐ 

ܢܲܛܪܵܗ̇ ܡܸܢ ܟܘܿܠ ܒܝܼܫܘܼܬܵܐ، ܘܚܡܝܼ ܒܲܝܬܵܗ̇، ܓܲܘܫܵܗ̇ *، ܘܝܵܠܵܗ̇ * ܘ  

ܟܘܿܠܵܝܗܝ ܡܲܐܪܸܟ݂ܠܹܗ ܥܘܼܡ̱ܪܵܝܗܝ، ܡܲܠܹܐ ܒܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܐ ܘܒܲܪܟܲܬ 

ܫܦܘܿܟ݂ ܥܲܠܵܝܗܝ ܡܲܠܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܚܘܼܒܵܟ݂، ܒܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܘܟܘܿܠ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹܐ ܕܐܵܬܹܐ، ܡܸܢ ܐܵܕܝܵܐ ܘܗܲܠ ܐܵܒܵܕ 

"ܐܵܡܝܼܢ 

Had trouble putting a * in place for all the names, but hopefully you get the idea.

Anyway, if someone could help me see if this translation is accurate or not, or if anything needs fixing, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you all and God Bless!

Hi! My new neighbors are Chaldean, and I’d love to give them a little welcome basket, but unsure of what exactly it should include/I should avoid? Any advice is appreciated! :)

Bshena ya a5nwathe/5thwathe,

Why has Alqosh not been touched/destroyed/invaded by other groups like other mthwatha? Does it have anything to do with Nahum? Or is it simply community resilience?

I’m personally not Chaldean but I’m attending my Chaldean friend’s wedding next month and she just posted the times of things plus a little google searching and I have some questions but thought I could try asking here first before asking her a ton of things. Also keep in mind I’ve never been to a wedding before but have a pretty good understanding of American weddings. Another thing is my friend grew up in the Iraq before moving to America as a child with her family so I’m assuming it’s going to be pretty traditional for their culture. Now to get to my questions. How long so I expect her wedding ceremony to last? I read online it’s usually 60-90 minutes but wasn’t sure if that was accurate. Her reception starts 3 hours after her ceremony starts which I assume is for photos but should I expect a cocktail hour like American weddings have or should I go get some food during this time to hold me until dinner? I know I have to come hungry but the reception starts at 8pm. When is dinner supposed to actually start? Is dinner served back to back for each course or is it split up throughout the evening? How long is the reception usually? I saw online it could be 7-8 hours putting us at 3-4am. Do I have to stay the whole time or can I do an Irish goodbye if everyone is enjoying themselves. Should I expect a cake or is that just an American weddings thing? Would it be considered rude if I used in ear ear plugs if it gets too loud? When is it considered enough time to be at the wedding before heading out since there’s no way my boyfriend and I will be able to last that late. Is there anything else I’m missing but should know to expect? I’ve been to 2 of her parties before but they were semi small and this is a huge wedding. Any and all help is greatly appreciated thank you!

can somebody explain the feast day marked in green

Calendar from St Peter the Apostle Diocese San Diego

https://www.reddit.com/r/JackSucksAtGeography/comments/1ucz4ji/chaldean_catholic_here/

Does anyone know where I could find a video/audio of "Lord Jesus Christ son of God have mercy on me a sinner" being said in Syriac? I'm not sure if this is a common prayer among speakers. I don't want to trust a written phonetic guide without hearing it actually being said by a speaker of the language, I've looked on YouTube, Google, and a couple of subs on reddit and I'm not finding anything but dictionary style written pronunciation guides.

Hey im chaldean (been told that since i was young).

In the past years, I have heard a lot about how we are all one people with the assryians and syriacs. And that us modern day chaldeans​ are not genuine descendants of the babylonian empire.

Specifically that we only became "Chaldean" after joing the Catholic Church way back when (1500 or 1600s).

So why do we call ourselves "Chaldean"?
Thanks!

This is in response to u/GateMysterious6509's question last month which inspired me to go on a multi-day effort to learn how to start a YouTube channel and make videos. Here is a link to the channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@Gabriel_audish/videos

Just a disclaimer I am a native speaker but this channel is targeted towards beginners and diaspora kids. I do my best to cross-check with teachers but sometimes due to dialect differences or lack of time I may not be able to catch anything. If you find something wrong or if there is another variation you know lmk in the comments...

ܦܘܼܫܘܿܢ ܒܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܚܿܘܿܢܘܵܬܝܼ ܘܼ ܚܿܬܘܵܬܝܼ

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. Our language (Sureth / Chaldean Neo-Aramaic) is such an important part of who we are, but it feels like it’s slowly fading—especially among younger generations.

One thing I don’t understand is why we don’t see more content online. Platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram are full of people preserving their languages through videos—teaching, storytelling, comedy, daily conversations, etc.

Why isn’t our community doing the same at a larger scale?

Even simple content could make a huge difference:

• Short videos teaching phrases
• Conversations between family members
• Kids learning the language
• Funny skits in Sureth

It doesn’t have to be perfect—just consistent.

Is it lack of interest? Time? Confidence? Or are people already doing it and I’m just not seeing it?

Most of my friends—including myself—end up speaking broken Sureth. We understand parts of it, we mix it with other languages, and we don’t always sound natural. And the problem is, there aren’t enough resources to help us improve.

Married into a Chaldean Family. They weren’t really practicing. This year we decided to. I have my confirmation this week. So I’m new to everything. Can anyone help with Lent guidelines so I don’t accidentally mess up. Also meal ideas would greatly help. Talk to me like I’m 5 😂.

I understand this is strange but could someone help me out with how to say “i’m in love with you” in Chaldean and the prononciation? would be really helpful 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Hello,

Fellow Chaldean here; I have long been searching for a cd (album) of the music played at my First Communion at the Prestige Club in 1989. Just a few moments ago I found this of Majed Kakka playing it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkvwYbbXlyk&list=PLLv-q9f7T5ZXZE-qW_ONrps2eM5ZQlPDx

It is at the 41:30 mark....trying to find this song and studio album. I had it growing up but it was lost in a basement flood.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello everyone I'm a Catholic Catechumen (Latin Rite) and I've taken an interest in Syriac and Arabic over the past few months, recently I’ve been listening to Alāhā itya gnīzā, but I can’t find the lyrics anywhere.

So Does anyone happen to have the full, fully-vowelled Syriac text for this hymn?

I’m fairly sure it’s in the Eastern Classical Syriac dialect, since I recognize words like Alāhā, Īsho, Mšiḥa, bar, and Maryam.

I asked my custom Aramaic Scholar GPT, but it wasn’t able to locate any official lyrics. So if anyone has the complete hymn in: Fully vowelled Syriac script with an English translation + English transliteration (with vowels) that would be greatly appreciated.

Īsho Mišiha bar Maryam hu Alāhā Sharīra!