ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Central Neo-Aramaic languages

So, imagine you're playing with your friends and you all speak different languages. It can be hard to understand each other sometimes, right? Well, in some parts of the world, people speak different languages too, and they needed a way to communicate better.

One group of people living in a region called "Central Neo-Aramaic" in the Middle East have their own special languages that they use to talk to each other. These languages are part of a larger group of languages called "Aramaic."

Aramaic has been around for a very, very long time - even before you or your parents or grandparents were born! It was used in ancient times in the Middle East as a language for writing and communication. Over time, new versions of the language developed, and some of these newer versions are the ones spoken in Central Neo-Aramaic today.

People in Central Neo-Aramaic use their language for everything from talking to friends and family to doing business and even singing songs! Even though their languages aren't the same as yours, they're just as important to them as your language is to you.

So that's a 5-year-old explanation of Central Neo-Aramaic languages - they're a group of languages that people in a certain part of the world use to communicate with each other, just like you use your language to talk to your friends and family!