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Armenian

Also known as Armenian language, Hayeren

Indo-European language

AI overview

Armenian is an Indo-European language spoken primarily by Armenian people in Armenia and diaspora communities around the world. It has its own distinct alphabet and a long literary tradition dating back to the 5th century, making it historically and culturally significant to Armenian identity.

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Encyclopedic overview

Armenian (endonym: հայերեն, hayeren, pronounced [hɑjɛˈɾɛn] ) is the sole member of an independent branch in the Indo-European 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 Mesrop Mashtots. The estimated number of Armenian speakers worldwide is between five and seven million.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Armenian” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.