Armenian language
(Redirected from Հայերեն)
The Armenian language[1] is an Indo-European language that is spoken by Armenians.
Armenian | |
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Հայերեն Hayeren | |
Native speakers | 5–7 million (date missing)e18 |
Language family | Indo-European
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Early forms: | Proto-Armenia
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Dialects | Western Armenian
Eastern Armenian
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Writing system | Armenian alphabet |
Official status | |
Official language in | Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh (not recognized internationally) |
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 is written by its own Armenian alphabet. The language has two standard forms: Eastern Armenian and Western Armenian.
Armenian Language Media
This is a spoken word version of the Wikipedia article: hy:1-ին տիպի շաքարային դիաբետListen to this article (audio help) See also: List of spoken articles and Spoken Wikipedia WikiProject.
Armenian keyboard layout using the Armenian alphabet.
References
This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Armenian language edition. |
- ↑ հայերեն, or հայոց լեզու, Armenian way of saying it: [hɑjɛˈɾɛn] — hayeren, conventional short form hayeren