Armenian language
Indo-European language
The Armenian language [2] is an Indo-European language, spoken by Armenians.
| Armenian | |
|---|---|
| Հայերեն Hayeren | |
| Native to | Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Russia, United States, Georgia, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus |
Native speakers | 7,000,000 (2001)[1] |
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Early forms | |
| Dialects | |
| Armenian alphabet | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh (not recognized internationally) Minority language: Cyprus Poland Romania |
| Regulated by | National Academy of Sciences of Armenia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | hy |
| ISO 639-2 | arm (B) hye (T) |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: hye – Modern Armenian xcl – Classical Armenian axm – Middle Armenian |
| Linguasphere | 57-AAA-a (31 varieties) |
It is the official language of Armenia and the occupied region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities all over the world. It has its own alphabet, the Armenian alphabet. There are two standard forms of Armenian: Eastern Armenian and Western Armenian.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Crystal, David (2001). A dictionary of language. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 24. ISBN 9780226122038.
- ↑ հայերեն, or հայոց լեզու, Armenian way of saying it: [hɑjɛˈɾɛn] — hayeren, conventional short form hayeren
