Armenian Language: Indo-European language
Armenian (endonym: հայերեն (reformed), հայերէն (classical), hayeren, pronounced ) is an Indo-European language and the sole member of an independent branch of that language family.
It is the native language of the Armenian people and the official language of Armenia. Armenian is written in its own writing system, the Armenian alphabet, introduced in 405 AD by the canonized saint Mesrop Mashtots. The estimated number of Armenian speakers worldwide is between five and seven million.
| Armenian | |
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| Հայերեն Hayeren | |
Native speakers | 5–7 million |
Indo-European
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Early forms | Proto-Armenia
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| Armenian alphabet | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh (not recognized internationally) Recognized, and Spoken in: Georgia Turkey Iran Russia Azerbaijan (Easternmost Armenian dialect) Lebanon Cyprus Syria Greece United States |
| 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 Armenianxcl – Classical Armenianaxm – 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.
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