Armenian

Armenian constitutes an independent branch of the Indo-European language family. It is spoken in Armenia and the Armenian diaspora.

Map of Armenian language speakers.
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Map of Armenian language speakers.
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Basic stats

Total speakers: 7 million

Main Countries: Armenian and the Armenian diaspora

Alternate names: Haieren, Somkhuri, Ermenice, Ermeni Dili, Armjanski Yazyk

ISO 639-3 Code: hye


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Language Sample

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(Tower of Babel, Genesis:11, 1-2)


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Some proverbs in Armenian:

Ô±Õ¼Õ¡Õ» Õ´Õ¿Õ¡Õ®Õ«Ö€, ÕµÕ¥Õ¿Õ¸Õµ Õ­Õ¸Õ½Õ«Ö€
First think, then speak

Õ„Õ§Õ¯ Õ±Õ¥Õ¼Ö„Õ¨ Õ®Õ¡Öƒ Õ¹Õ« Õ¿Õ¡Õµ
One hand won't clap

Õ†Ö‚Õ«Ö€Ö‚Õ¡Õ® Õ±Õ«Õ¸Ö‚ Õ¡Õ¿Õ¡Õ´Õ¶Õ¥Ö€Õ¨ Õ¹Õ¥Õ¶ Õ°Õ¡Õ·Ö‚Õ«
Don't count the teeth of a gift horse

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Product Availability

The following products are currently available in Armenian:

  • For Consumers

(Coming soon)

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Sources

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