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 contain a significant amount of loanwords and certain grammatical features that have been influenced by the extinct Akkadian language of Mesopotamia (the original language of the Assyrians), in addition to elements borrowed from nearby languages such as Kurdish, Arabic, Persian, Azerbaijani, and Turkish.