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OK, let me see if I\u2019ve got this straight. There are scarcely any resources readily available to enable one to learn Mandaic, and most of the resources that have ever existed are out of print and, if one can even find a copy, very expensive.\n

Yet there are apparently enough people who know Mandaic for there to be a market for these \u201cI Can Be You Mandaic Teacher\u201d T shirts on amazon.com<\/a>\"\". <\/p><\/div>\n

Hmm\u2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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If anyone else is working on the language (or planning or hoping to do so), all I can say is I hope you encounter someone wearing this T-shirt!<\/p>\n

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