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Armenian language
Indo-European language / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Armenian (endonym: հայերեն[lower-alpha 1], hayeren, pronounced [hɑjɛˈɾɛn]) is an Indo-European language and the sole member of the independent branch of the Armernian language family. It is the native language of the Armenian people and the official language of Armenia. Historically spoken in the Armenian highlands, today Armenian is also widely spoken throughout the Armenian diaspora. Armenian is written in its own writing system, the Armenian alphabet, introduced in 405 AD by Saint Mesrop Mashtots. The estimated number of Armenian speakers worldwide is between five and seven million.[20][21]
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Armenian | |
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հայերեն[lower-alpha 1] | |
![]() "Armenian language" in the Armenian alphabet | |
Pronunciation | [hɑjɛˈɾɛn] |
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Ethnicity | Armenians |
Native speakers | 5.3 million[lower-alpha 2] (2013–2021)[1] |
Indo-European
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Standard forms | |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | hy |
ISO 639-2 | arm (B) hye (T) |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:hye – Eastern Armenianhyw – Western Armenianxcl – Classical Armenianaxm – Middle Armenian |
Glottolog | arme1241 |
Linguasphere | 57-AAA-a |
![]() The current distribution of the Armenian language in the southern Caucasus | |
![]() Official language spoken by the majority
Recognized minority language
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