10 facts about the Armenian language
Approximately 6.7 million people worldwide speak the Armenian language; this is a relatively small number of speakers.
Armenian has its own alphabet system which has 36 original letters to which three letters were later added.
The Armenian language has a unique writing system with 31 consonants and 7 vowels.
Armenian uses punctuation marks differently; the period, or full-stop (.), looks like a colon (:) in Armenian.
Ancient Armenian used letters in place of numbers. There are calendars with letters instead of numbers!
The Armenian language has two main dialects: Eastern Armenian and Western Armenian language.
Interestingly, Armenia is the only country in the world where Armenian is the official language.
Even though Armenian is not officially recognized elsewhere, it is spoken in many countries around the world.
Native speakers of Armenian live in Russia, Germany, the United States, Georgia, Ukraine, and Canada.
Armenian belongs to the Indo-European branch of languages, along with Hellenic and Germanic languages.
Origin of the language
Armenian emerged in Anatolia.
History of the language
It is thought that Armenian originated during the second millennium.
Learning the language
It is estimated that an English speaker will need about 1,100 hours to learn Armenian.
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Armenian language for beginners
Ten basic words to start learning in Armenian:
Sad=tkhur
Sky=yerkink
Happy=urakh
Stars=astgher
Rain=andzrev
Flower=tsaghik
Goodbye=Tstesutyun
Thanks=shnorhakalutyun
Sun=arev
Hello=dzez
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Fun facts about the Armenian language
Ancient alphabet
The Armenian alphabet is ancient; it was created in 405 BC and predates many other languages.
Truly unique
Armenian is truly unique. It has its own root language and is not similar to any other language.
Mesrop Mashtots
Mesrop Mashtots created the Armenian alphabet. Most of the letters do not exist in any other language.
Genderless language
Armenian does not have gendered words. Only a few words have consonants attached to indicate femininity.
No exclamation mark!
The Armenian language does not use the exclamation mark (!). Instead, stress is placed on the syllables to express emphasis.
Word order
Unlike the English language, Armenian does not have a strict word order. It is much freer!
Longest word
The longest word in Armenian has 29 letters and refers to the rays of the sun, arevajajanchaerkrapaylatakutyun.
Easy to learn
Generally, Armenian is fairly easy to learn. The words are pronounced as they are written with stress on the last syllable.
Unique punctuation
In addition to a period that looks like a colon (:), a question mark (?) in Armenian looks like a quotation mark (“).
Ancient manuscripts
The Armenian language dates back to ancient times and includes many ancient manuscripts from the Yerevan region.
