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Armenian vs Japanese


Japanese vs Armenian


Countries

Countries
Armenian Highland   
Japan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic   
Japan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia, Pacific   

Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine   
Palau   

Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences   
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   

Interesting Facts
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Greek   
Korean Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
38   
20
99   
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
32   
22
14   
4

Scripts
Armenian manuscript   
Kana   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
12   
9
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)   
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   

Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)   
ありがとう (Arigatō)   

How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)   
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   

Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)   
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   

Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)   
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   

Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)   
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   

Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)   
おはよう (Ohayō)   

Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)   
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   

Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)   
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   

Bye
Ց'տեսություն   
さようなら (Sayōnara)   

I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)   
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   

Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)   
すみません (Sumimasen)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian   
Sanuki   

Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey   
Kagawa   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,000,000.00   
28

Dialect 2
Western Armenian   
Hakata   

Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey   
Fukuoka   

Dialect 3
Not Applicable   
Kansai   

Where They Speak
Not Applicable   
kansai   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
31   
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.00 million   
99+
128.00 million   
14

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.90 %   
10

Native Speakers
6.00 million   
99+
128.00 million   
9

Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)   
日本語   

Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri   
Not Available   

French Name
arménien   
japonais   

German Name
Armenisch   
Japanisch   

Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]   
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   

Ethnicity
Armenians   
Japanese (Yamato)   

History

Origin
late 5th century   
1185   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Japonic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian   
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   

Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian   
Japanese   

Language Position
Not Available   
8   
8

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Japanese   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
hy   
ja   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hye   
jpn   

ISO 639 2/B
arm   
jpn   

ISO 639 3
hye   
jpn   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
arme1241   
nucl1643   

Linguasphere
57-AAA-a   
45-CAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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Armenian and Japanese Language History

Comparison of Armenian vs Japanese language history gives us differences between origin of Armenian and Japanese language. History of Armenian language states that this language originated in late 5th century whereas history of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Armenian and Japanese Language History.

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Armenian and Japanese Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Armenian and Japanese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Armenian and Japanese language. Armenian word for "Hello" is Բարեւ (Barev) or Japanese word for "Thank You" is ありがとう (Arigatō). Find more of such common Armenian Greetings and Japanese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Armenian vs Japanese Difficulty

The Armenian vs Japanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Armenian Alphabets and Japanese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Armenian and Japanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Armenian and Japanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Armenian is 44 weeks while to learn Japanese time required is 88 weeks.

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