Well, this is interesting:
Aramaic is a Semitic language with a 3,000-year history. It has been the language of administration of empires and the language of divine worship. It is the original language of large sections of the biblical books of Daniel and Ezra, and is the main language of the Talmud. Aramaic is believed to have been the native language of Jesus. Modern Aramaic is spoken today as a first language by numerous, scattered communities, most significantly by Assyrians. The language is considered to be endangered.
Aramaic belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family. Within that diverse family, it belongs to the Semitic subfamily. Aramaic is a part of the Northwest Semitic group of languages, which also includes the Canaanite languages (such as Hebrew).
From Wikipedia.
Within the Catholic Church, Syriac/Aramaic is retained as a liturgical language by several Churches - the Maronite, Chaldean and Syro-Malankara for sure and possibly others as well.
The Words of Institution in the Maronite Church are chanted by the priest, in Aramaic. Each time I hear them, it is like being transported back through time, to the Upper Room.