Aramaic
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Aramaic was the language of Jesus. It is an Indo-European language, most closely related to Armenian and Hittite.[1] However, it borrowed extensively from Hebrew, and therefore has often been mistaken for a Semitic language. It is somewhat unusual because it has no voiceless consonants, and no unaspirated consonants. Its syntax is that of a typical Indo-European language.[2]
References
[1] J. P. Mallory, "In Search of the Indo-Europeans". Thames & Hudson, 1991.
[2] Lyle Campbell, "Historical Linguistics". MIT Press, 1998.