Countries
Armenian Highland
  
Armenian Highland
  
National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
Interesting Facts
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
Similar To
Greek
  
Greek
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Armenian manuscript
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)
  
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Bye
Ց'տեսություն
  
Ց'տեսություն
  
I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
Dialect 2
Western Armenian
  
Western Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
Dialect 3
Not Applicable
  
Not Applicable
  
Where They Speak
Not Applicable
  
Not Applicable
  
How Many People Speak?
6.00 million
  
99+
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
6.00 million
  
99+
6.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
French Name
arménien
  
arménien
  
German Name
Armenisch
  
Armenisch
  
Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Ethnicity
Armenians
  
Armenians
  
Origin
late 5th century
  
late 5th 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
  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
hy
  
hy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hye
  
hye
  
ISO 639 2/B
arm
  
arm
  
ISO 639 3
hye
  
hye
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
arme1241
  
arme1241
  
Linguasphere
57-AAA-a
  
57-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic