Some Assyrian people speak Central Neo-Aramaic and Northeastern Neo-Aramaic.
Assyrian people . They speak modern Aramaic , whose subdivisions include Northeastern , Central , and Western Neo-Aramaic , as well as another language , dependent on the country of residence . Central Neo-Aramaic is a term used differently by different Semiticists . Northeastern Neo-Aramaic ( often abbreviated NENA ) is a term used by Semiticists to refer to a large variety of Modern Aramaic languages that were once spoken in a large region stretching from the plain of Urmia , in northwestern Iran , to the plain of Mosul , in northern Iraq .