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| 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] |
| Language family | Indo-European
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| Early forms: | |
| Dialects | |
| Writing system | 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) |
The Armenian language [2] is an Indo-European language, spoken by Armenians.
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.
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