Armenian language

Armenian
Armenian
հայերէն/հայերեն, hayeren
	"Armenian language" in the Armenian alphabet
Pronunciation	[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
Native to	Armenia
Ethnicity	Armenians
Native speakers	5.4 million (2013–2020)[1]
Language family	Indo-European Armenian;
Early forms	Proto-Armenian Classical Armenian Middle Armenian ; ;
Standard forms	Eastern Armenian; Western Armenian;
Dialects	Yerevan; Homshetsi; Karabakh; Karin; Mush; Kharberd–Yerznka; Shabin–Karahisar; Kakavaberd;
Writing system	Armenian alphabet; Armenian Braille;
Official status
Official language in	Armenia; Artsakh; Organisations:; Eurasian Economic Union[lower-alpha 1];
Recognised minority; language in	Official (de jure) status: Cyprus[5][6] ; Hungary[7] ; Iraq[8] ; Poland[9][10] ; Romania[11] ; Ukraine[12]; Semi-official or unofficial (de facto) status: Georgia (Samtskhe-Javakheti)[lower-alpha 2] ; Lebanon[lower-alpha 3] ; Turkey[lower-alpha 4] ; United States[lower-alpha 5] ;
Regulated by	Armenian National Academy of Sciences (Armenia)[26]; Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Western Armenian, de facto)[27][28];
Language codes
ISO 639-1	hy
ISO 639-2	arm (B) ; hye (T)
ISO 639-3	Variously:; hye – Eastern Armenian; hyw – Western Armenian; xcl – Classical Armenian; axm – 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 Significant number of speakers
	This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.

Armenian (հայերեն (reformed), հայերէն (classical), hayeren, pronounced [hɑjɛˈɾɛn]) is an Indo-European language and the sole member of an independent branch of that language family. It is the native language of the Armenian people and the official language of Armenia and the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh. Historically spoken in the Armenian highlands, today Armenian is widely spoken throughout the Armenian diaspora. Armenian is written in its own writing system, the Armenian alphabet, introduced in 405 AD by the priest Mesrop Mashtots. The total number of Armenian speakers worldwide is estimated between 5 and 7 million.[29][30]

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Armenian
հայերէն/հայերեն, hayeren
"Armenian language" in the Armenian alphabet
Pronunciation	[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
Native to	Armenia
Ethnicity	Armenians
Native speakers	5.4 million (2013–2020)[1]
Language family	Indo-European Armenian
Early forms	Proto-Armenian Classical Armenian Middle Armenian
Standard forms	Eastern Armenian Western Armenian
Dialects	Yerevan Homshetsi Karabakh Karin Mush Kharberd–Yerznka Shabin–Karahisar Kakavaberd
Writing system	Armenian alphabet Armenian Braille
Official status
Official language in	Armenia Artsakh Organisations: Eurasian Economic Union[lower-alpha 1]
Recognised minority language in	Official (de jure) status: Cyprus[5][6] Hungary[7] Iraq[8] Poland[9][10] Romania[11] Ukraine[12] Semi-official or unofficial (de facto) status: Georgia (Samtskhe-Javakheti)[lower-alpha 2] Lebanon[lower-alpha 3] Turkey[lower-alpha 4] United States[lower-alpha 5]
Regulated by	Armenian National Academy of Sciences (Armenia)[26] Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Western Armenian, de facto)[27][28]
Language codes
ISO 639-1	`hy`
ISO 639-2	`arm (B)` `hye (T)`
ISO 639-3	Variously: `hye` – Eastern Armenian `hyw` – Western Armenian `xcl` – Classical Armenian `axm` – 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 Significant number of speakers
This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.