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Two villages in the Holy land's small Christian community are teaching Aramaic - the language that Jesus spoke - in a bid to keep the ancient language alive.

Efforts to teach and revive the Aramaic language are taking place in the Palestinian village of Beit Jala and in the Arab-Israeli village of Jish, AP reported.

In Beit Jala, a village near Bethlehem, where Jesus was born according to the New Testament, older generations teach the language to the younger members of the community.

Similar efforts have been initiated in the village of Jish, which is nestled in the Galilean hills where Jesus lived and preached and where secondary schools are now teaching children the ancient tongue.

Most of the children are from the Maronite community, a dominant Christian church in neighbouring Lebanon.

Members still chant their liturgy in the Aramic, despite few understanding their meaning, the report added.

In Jish, up to 80 village children now voluntarily study Aramaic for two hours a week.

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"We want to speak the language that Jesus spoke," said Carla Hadad, a 10-year-old resident of Jish, who is an eager learner, according to her teacher, Mona Issa.

"We used to speak it a long time ago," she added, referring to her ancestors.

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The Word of Jesus: Schools in Holy Land Revive Aramaic Language