Classical Armenian
Oldest attested form of the Armenian language / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Classical Armenian (Armenian: գրաբար, romanized: grabar, Eastern Armenian pronunciation [ɡəɾɑˈpʰɑɾ], Western Armenian pronunciation [kʰəɾɑˈpʰɑɾ]; meaning "literary [language]"; also Old Armenian or Liturgical Armenian) is the oldest attested form of the Armenian language. It was first written down at the beginning of the 5th century, and all Armenian literature from then through the 18th century is in Classical Armenian. Many ancient manuscripts originally written in Ancient Greek, Hebrew, Syriac and Latin survive only in Armenian translation.[1]
Classical Armenian | |
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Old Armenian | |
Region | Armenian Highlands |
Era | developed into Middle Armenian |
Indo-European
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Early form | |
Armenian alphabet (Classical Armenian orthography) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | xcl |
xcl | |
Glottolog | clas1249 |
Linguasphere | 57-AAA-aa |
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Classical Armenian continues to be the liturgical language of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Armenian Catholic Church and is often learned by Biblical, Intertestamental, and Patristic scholars dedicated to textual studies. Classical Armenian is also important for the reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-European language.