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Armenian and Japanese


Japanese and Armenian


Countries

Countries
Armenian Highland  
Japan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic  
Japan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia, Pacific  

Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine  
Palau  

Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  

Interesting Facts
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Greek  
Korean Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
38  
20
99  
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
32  
22
14  
4

Scripts
Armenian manuscript  
Kana  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
12  
9
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  

Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)  
ありがとう (Arigatō)  

How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  

Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  

Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  

Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  

Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)  
おはよう (Ohayō)  

Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  

Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  

Bye
Ց'տեսություն  
さようなら (Sayōnara)  

I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  

Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)  
すみません (Sumimasen)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian  
Sanuki  

Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey  
Kagawa  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
1,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Armenian  
Hakata  

Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey  
Fukuoka  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
127,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 3
Eastern Armenian  
Kansai  

Where They Speak
-  
kansai  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
127,000,000.00  
4

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
31  
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.00 million  
99+
128.00 million  
14

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
1.90 %  
10

Native Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
128.00 million  
9

Second Language Speakers
7.00 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)  
日本語  

Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri  
Nihongo  

French Name
arménien  
japonais  

German Name
Armenisch  
Japanisch  

Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  

Ethnicity
Armenians  
Japanese (Yamato)  

History

Origin
late 5th century  
1185  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Japonic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  

Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian  
Japanese  

Language Position
14  
13
8  
8

Signed Forms
Signed Armenian  
Signed Japanese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
hy  
ja  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hye  
jpn  

ISO 639 2/B
arm  
jpn  

ISO 639 3
hye  
jpn  

ISO 639 6
hye  
jpn  

Glottocode
arme1241  
nucl1643  

Linguasphere
57-AAA-a  
45-CAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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All Armenian and Japanese Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Armenian and Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Armenian and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Armenian are spoken in different Armenian Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Armenian vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Armenian dialects include: Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Armenian and Japanese Speaking population

Armenian and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Armenian and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Armenian and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Armenian language is 0.22 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Armenian and Japanese on Armenian vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Armenian and Japanese Language Codes

Armenian and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Armenian and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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