Countries
Armenian Highland
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Iran
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
Similar To
Greek
  
Kurdish and Persian
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Alphabets in
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Armenian manuscript
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Salam
  
Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
mana bebahgsh
  
How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
chone tao?
  
Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
jawáin shap
  
Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
jawáin begáh
  
Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
jawáin sawáh
  
Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Mihrabani kan
  
Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)
  
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Bye
Ց'տեսություն
  
bye
  
I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
mana bebahgsh
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian
  
Eastern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Western Armenian
  
Western Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Not Applicable
  
Southern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Not Applicable
  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
6.00 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
6.00 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
بلوچی
  
Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
Baluchi
  
French Name
arménien
  
baloutchi
  
German Name
Armenisch
  
Belutschisch
  
Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Armenians
  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Origin
late 5th century
  
19th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Balochi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
hy
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hye
  
bal
  
ISO 639 2/B
arm
  
bal
  
ISO 639 3
hye
  
bal
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
arme1241
  
balo1260
  
Linguasphere
57-AAA-a
  
58-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Not Available