Countries
Armenian Highland
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
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
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
Similar To
Greek
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Armenian manuscript
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
Ց'տեսություն
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Western Armenian
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Not Applicable
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
Not Applicable
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
6.00 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
6.00 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
20
Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
arménien
  
pachto
  
German Name
Armenisch
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Armenians
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
late 5th century
  
1651
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
hy
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hye
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
arm
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
hye
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
arme1241
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
57-AAA-a
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Fusional