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    Classical Armenian (Armenian: գրաբար, romanized: grabar, Eastern Armenian pronunciation [ɡəɾɑˈpʰɑɾ], Western Armenian pronunciation [kʰəɾɑˈpʰɑɾ]; meaning...
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    The music of Armenia (Armenian: հայկական երաժշտություն haykakan yerazhshtut’yun) has its origins in the Armenian highlands, dating back to the 3rd millennium...
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  • behind the reform of the Armenian alphabet. Classical Armenian orthography uses 38 letters: the original 36 letters of the Armenian alphabet invented by Mesrop...
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    language of the Armenian people and the official language of Armenia. Historically spoken in the Armenian highlands, today Armenian is widely spoken...
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  • are various systems of romanization of the Armenian alphabet. In linguistic literature on Classical Armenian, the commonly used transliteration is that...
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    Western Armenian (Western Armenian: Արեւմտահայերէն, romanized: Arevmdahayeren [ɑɾɛvmədɑhɑjɛˈɾɛn]) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the...
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    The Armenian alphabet (Armenian: Հայոց գրեր, Hayoc’ grer or Հայոց այբուբեն, Hayoc’ aybuben) or, more broadly, the Armenian script, is an alphabetic writing...
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  • An Armenian name comprises a given name and a surname. In the Republic of Armenia, patronymics, which go between the first and last name, are also used...
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    Western Armenian. The two standards form a pluricentric language. Eastern Armenian is spoken in Armenia, Russia, as well as Georgia, and by the Armenian community...
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    Armenian mythology originated in ancient Indo-European traditions, specifically Proto-Armenian, and gradually incorporated Hurro-Urartian, Mesopotamian...
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    Armenians (Armenian: հայեր, romanized: hayer, [hɑˈjɛɾ]) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Armenian highlands of West Asia. Armenians constitute...
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  • scholars) Classical Armenian (oldest attested form of Armenian from the 5th century and literary language until the 18th century) Classical Arabic (based...
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  • language in which the Qur'an is written Classical Armenian, the oldest attested form of the Armenian language Classical Chinese, the language of the classic...
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    Proto-Armenian is the earlier, unattested stage of the Armenian language which has been reconstructed by linguists. As Armenian is the only known language...
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  • invented the Armenian alphabet in 405 AD. Today it is the officially used orthography for the Armenian language in Armenia, and widely used by Armenian communities...
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  • Graeco-Armenian (or Helleno-Armenian) is the hypothetical common ancestor of Greek (or Hellenic) and Armenian branches that postdates Proto-Indo-European...
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    The Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցի, romanized: Hay Aṙak'elakan Yekeghetsi) is the national church of Armenia. Part of Oriental...
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    a prominent Armenian writer of the 5th century and the author of the History of the Armenians. Modern writers include the Russian-Armenian author, poet...
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  • As of 2011, most Armenians in Armenia are Christians (97%) and are members of the Armenian Apostolic Church, which is one of the oldest Christian churches...
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    (Modern Armenian). Classical Armenian was predominantly an inflecting and synthetic language, but in Middle Armenian, during the period of Modern Armenian influence...
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    This is a list of Armenian authors, arranged chronologically. Classical Armenian is the literary language of Armenia written during the 5th to 18th centuries...
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    of the Armenians is hay, and the old Armenian name for the country is Hayk' (Armenian: Հայք, which also means "Armenians" in Classical Armenian), later...
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    Armenian communities outside the Armenian homeland. It is borrowed from the Aramaic (Classical Syriac) cognate of Hebrew galut (גלות). The Armenian diaspora...
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  • Armenian literature (Armenian: Հայ գրականություն), produced in the Armenian language, was mainly dedicated to national themes and has evolved distinct...
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  • the Armenian people, but no consensus has been achieved as of yet. Genetic studies show that Armenian people are indigenous to historical Armenia, showing...
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    T'o or To (majuscule: Թ; minuscule: թ; Armenian: թո; Classical Armenian: թօ) is the ninth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It has a numerical value of...
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    Tiwn (majuscule: Տ; minuscule: տ; Armenian: տյուն; Classical Armenian: տիւմ) is the thirty-first letter of the Armenian alphabet. It has a numerical value...
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    were created in the regions of historical Armenia, the Armenian Highlands. The greatest achievement of Armenian architecture is generally agreed to be its...
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  • and not *rīg-. Additional evidence from Armenian comes in the form of Adjarian's law: in certain Armenian dialects, initial-syllable vowels are fronted...
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  • Khosrovidukht (8th century) Sahakdukht (8th century) Nerses IV the Gracious (c. 1102 – 1173) Mekhitar of Ayrivank (c. 1230 – c. 1300) Paghtasar Dpir (1683–1768)...
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