The NENA languages contain a large number of loanwords and some grammatical features from the extinct East Semitic Akkadian language of Mesopotamia (the original language of the Assyrians) and also in more modern times from their surrounding languages: Kurdish, Arabic, Persian, Azerbaijani and Turkish language.
The NENA languages feature a substantial number of loanwords and some grammatical characteristics inherited from the ancient Akkadian language of Mesopotamia (the original language of the Assyrians), as well as elements borrowed from surrounding languages including Kurdish, Arabic, Persian, Azerbaijani, and Turkish.