Countries
Philippines
  
Armenian Highland
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Second Language
Philippines
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
  
Greek
  
Derived From
Island of Cebu
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hoy
  
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Thank You
Salamat
  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
  
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Please
Palihug
  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
  
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Bye
Babay
  
Ց'տեսություն
  
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dialect 1
Boholano
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Bohol
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
  
Western Armenian
  
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
Dialect 3
North Kana
  
Not Applicable
  
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
  
Not Applicable
  
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
21.00 million
  
36
6.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
14.50 million
  
19
Not Available
  
Native Name
Visayan
  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
French Name
cebuano
  
arménien
  
German Name
Cebuano
  
Armenisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
  
Armenians
  
Origin
16th century
  
late 5th century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
hy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ceb
  
hye
  
ISO 639 2/B
ceb
  
arm
  
ISO 639 3
ceb
  
hye
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
cebu1242
  
arme1241
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
57-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic