Countries
Japan
  
Armenian Highland
  
National Language
Japan
  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Palau
  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
  
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
Similar To
Korean Language
  
Greek
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kana
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
  
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
  
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
  
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
  
Ց'տեսություն
  
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dialect 1
Sanuki
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Kagawa
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00
  
28
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Hakata
  
Western Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
Dialect 3
Kansai
  
Not Applicable
  
Where They Speak
kansai
  
Not Applicable
  
How Many People Speak?
128.00 million
  
14
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
128.00 million
  
9
6.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
日本語
  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
French Name
japonais
  
arménien
  
German Name
Japanisch
  
Armenisch
  
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
  
Armenians
  
Origin
1185
  
late 5th century
  
Language Family
Japonic Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Standard Forms
Japanese
  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ja
  
hy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
jpn
  
hye
  
ISO 639 2/B
jpn
  
arm
  
ISO 639 3
jpn
  
hye
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1643
  
arme1241
  
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
  
57-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic