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Armenian vs Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan  
Armenian Highland  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Japan  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific  
Asia, Europe  

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

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

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  

Similar To
Korean Language  
Greek  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99  
40
38  
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
14  
4
32  
22

Scripts
Kana  
Armenian manuscript  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
12  
9

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
Ց'տեսություն  

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

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

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Eastern Armenian  

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

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

Dialect 2
Hakata  
Western Armenian  

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

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

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Eastern Armenian  

Where They Speak
kansai  
-  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
6.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
7.00 million  
99+

Native Name
日本語  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)  

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

French Name
japonais  
arménien  

German Name
Japanisch  
Armenisch  

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

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Armenians  

History

Origin
1185  
late 5th century  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian  

Language Position
8  
8
14  
13

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
Signed Armenian  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
hy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
hye  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
arm  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
hye  

ISO 639 6
jpn  
hye  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
arme1241  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
57-AAA-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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Japanese and Armenian Language History

Comparison of Japanese vs Armenian language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and Armenian language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 whereas history of Armenian language states that this language originated in late 5th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Japanese and Armenian Language History.

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Japanese and Armenian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Japanese and Armenian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Armenian language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Armenian word for "Thank You" is Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun). Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Armenian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Japanese vs Armenian Difficulty

The Japanese vs Armenian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese Alphabets and Armenian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Japanese and Armenian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Armenian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Armenian time required is 44 weeks.

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