Armenian language

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Armenian is an Indo-European language with its own unique alphabet, primarily spoken in Armenia and among Armenian communities worldwide.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-European language ⓘ
language ⓘ
alphabetCreationDate early 5th century ⓘ
alphabetCreator Mesrop Mashtots ⓘ
developedFrom Proto-Armenian ⓘ
family Indo-European ⓘ
glottologCode arme1241 ⓘ
hasAncestor Classical Armenian ⓘ
Middle Armenian ⓘ
hasCaseSystem seven grammatical cases (in standard language) ⓘ
hasDialect Hamshen Armenian ⓘ
hasLiteraryTraditionSince 5th century ⓘ
hasMacrolanguageCodeISO639-3 hye ⓘ
hasMorphologicalType fusional ⓘ
hasPart Eastern Armenian ⓘ
Western Armenian ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature rich consonant system ⓘ
vowel length distinctions in some dialects ⓘ
hasStandardForm Standard Eastern Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Armenian

Standard Western Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Western Armenian
historicalNumberOfLettersInAlphabet 36 ⓘ
languageCodeISO639-1 hy ⓘ
languageCodeISO639-2 arm ⓘ
hye ⓘ
languageCodeISO639-3 hye ⓘ
nativeTo Armenia ⓘ
Artsakh ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Artsakh

Eastern Turkey ⓘ
linked to: eastern Turkey

Georgia ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
diaspora communities worldwide ⓘ
notableWorkInLanguage Armenian Bible translation ⓘ
History of Armenia by Movses Khorenatsi ⓘ
numberOfLettersInAlphabet 39 ⓘ
officialLanguageOf Republic of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Armenia

Republic of Artsakh ⓘ
primaryCountry Armenia ⓘ
primaryReligionAssociated Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
recognizedMinorityLanguageIn Cyprus ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
Romania ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ
regulatingBody National Academy of Sciences of Armenia ⓘ
scriptDirection left-to-right ⓘ
writingSystem Armenian Braille ⓘ
Armenian alphabet ⓘ
writingSystemType alphabetic ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (115)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nicholas → hasLanguageOfUse → Armenian language ⓘ
Armenian Evangelical churches → liturgicalLanguage → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Anastas Mikoyan → languagesSpoken → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Republic of Artsakh → officialLanguage → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
First Republic of Armenia → officialLanguage → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Cappadocian Greek → languageContactWith → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Classical Armenian → subclassOf → Armenian language ⓘ
Ijevan → officialLanguage → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Calouste Gulbenkian → ethnicGroup → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Armenian Catholic Church → primaryLiturgicalLanguage → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Eastern Christianity → usesLiturgicalLanguage → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Vanadzor → nationalLanguage → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Armenian Oblast → languageOfAdministration → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Caffa → languageUsed → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Armenian dram → localNameLanguage → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Coat of arms of Armenia → officialLanguageScript → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Coat of arms of Armenia → mottoLanguage → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Armenian alphabet → writingSystemFor → Armenian language ⓘ
Armenian alphabet → hasUnicodeBlock → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Ecclesiastical History → translatedInto → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Armenian Quarter → hasPrimaryLanguageTradition → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Government of Iraq → recognisedLanguage → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Yerevan → hasOfficialLanguage → Armenian ⓘ
subject linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
linked to: Armenian language
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic → officialLanguage → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Western Armenian → subdivisionOf → Armenian language ⓘ
Proto-Indo-European → hasBranch → Armenian ⓘ
subject linked to: PIE
linked to: Armenian language
Eastern Armenian → partOf → Armenian language ⓘ
Sophene → languageRegion → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
National Ecclesiastical Assembly when convened → languageOftenUsed → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Armenian alphabet → writingSystemUsedFor → Armenian language ⓘ
subject linked to: Hatsekats, Armenia
Vaspurakan → language → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Sasun region → languageHistoricallySpoken → Armenian language ⓘ
Bagaran → languageOfInhabitants → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Oshakan, Armenia → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Armenian language ⓘ
Arkadi Ghukasyan → languageSpoken → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Vahka → languageUsedHistorically → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Armavir Province → language → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Bolnisi → languageSpoken → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Tsalka → languageUsed → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Dvin → languageOfHistoricalPopulation → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Yazidi diaspora in Europe → usesLanguage → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Proto-Armenian → hasAlternativeName → Common Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Ida Kavafian → languageSpoken → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Noyemberyan → hasOfficialLanguage → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Grigor → hasLanguageUsage → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Calouste Gulbenkian → languagesSpoken → Armenian ⓘ
subject linked to: Mr. Five Percent
linked to: Armenian language
Armeno-Tat → linguisticInfluenceFrom → Armenian language ⓘ
Government of Armenia → languageOfName → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Lori Province → language → Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language
Phrygian language → sharesFeaturesWith → Armenian language ⓘ