Countries
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine
  
Armenian Highland
  
National Language
Moldova, Romania
  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Second Language
Kazakhstan, Russia
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine
  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li
  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
Interesting Facts
- Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
- The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
Similar To
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.
  
Greek
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Romanian.jpg#200
  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
alo
  
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Thank You
multumesc
  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
How Are You?
ce mai faci?
  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Good Night
noapte Buna
  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Good Evening
buna Seara
  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Good Afternoon
buna Ziua
  
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Good Morning
bună Dimineața
  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Please
Vă Rog
  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sorry
scuze
  
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Bye
La revedere
  
Ց'տեսություն
  
I Love You
Te iubesc
  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Excuse Me
Scuza-Ma
  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dialect 1
Aromanian
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Megleno-Romanian
  
Western Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey
  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Istro-Romanian
  
Not Applicable
  
Where They Speak
Croatia
  
Not Applicable
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
28.00 million
  
38
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
24.00 million
  
33
6.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
4.00 million
  
30
Not Available
  
Native Name
Română
  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Alternative Names
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian
  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
French Name
roumain; moldave
  
arménien
  
German Name
Rumänisch
  
Armenisch
  
Pronunciation
[roˈmɨnə]
  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Ethnicity
Romanians
  
Armenians
  
Origin
1521
  
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-Romanian
  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Standard Forms
Romanian
  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Romanian Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ro
  
hy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ron
  
hye
  
ISO 639 2/B
rum
  
arm
  
ISO 639 3
ron
  
hye
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
roma1327
  
arme1241
  
Linguasphere
51-AAD-c
  
57-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic