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
Scripts
Kana
Armenian manuscript
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
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
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
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 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1643
arme1241
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
57-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Japanese and Armenian 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 Japanese and Armenian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Armenian language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Armenian word for "Thank You" is Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun). Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Armenian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Japanese vs Armenian Difficulty
The Japanese vs Armenian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese Alphabets and Armenian 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 Japanese and Armenian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Armenian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Armenian time required is 44 weeks.
