Armenian language

The Armenian language[1] is an Indo-European language that is spoken by Armenians.

Armenian
Հայերեն Hayeren
Native speakers5–7 million  (date missing)e18
Language family
Indo-European
  • Armenian
Early forms:
Proto-Armenia
  • Old Armenian
    • Middle Armenian
      • Armenian
Dialects
Western Armenian
Eastern Armenian
Writing systemArmenian alphabet
Official status
Official language inArmenia
Nagorno-Karabakh
(not recognized internationally)
Regulated byNational Academy of Sciences of Armenia
Language codes
ISO 639-1hy
ISO 639-2arm (B)
hye (T)
ISO 639-3Variously:
hye – Modern Armenian
xcl – Classical Armenian
axm – Middle Armenian
Linguasphere57-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 is written by its own Armenian alphabet. The language has two standard forms: Eastern Armenian and Western Armenian.

Armenian Language Media

References

  1. հայերեն, or հայոց լեզու, Armenian way of saying it: [hɑjɛˈɾɛn] — hayeren, conventional short form hayeren