Countries
Armenian Highland
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
Similar To
Greek
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Armenian manuscript
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Hola
  
Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Bon dia
  
Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
Ց'տեսություն
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western Armenian
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Not Applicable
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
Not Applicable
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
6.00 million
  
99+
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
6.00 million
  
99+
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
arménien
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Armenisch
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Armenians
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
late 5th century
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
hy
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hye
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
arm
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
hye
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
arme1241
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
57-AAA-a
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Not Available