Indo-European · ISO 639-3 hyw
Western Armenian Language արեւմտահայերէն
Western Armenian is an Indo-European language spoken by about 1.4 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Armenian script.
Where Western Armenian is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
About the Western Armenian language
Western Armenian (արեւմտահայերէն) is spoken by about 1.4 million people, which makes it the 391st most spoken language in the world — just behind Gogo (1.4 million) and ahead of Northern Khmer (1.4 million). It belongs to the Indo-European language family and, more precisely, to the Eastern-Western Armenian group within the Armenic branch.
Where is Western Armenian spoken?
Western Armenian is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Armenia (1.4 million).
Western Armenian is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Western Armenian is written in the Armenian script. Glottolog classifies it as threatened, meaning fewer children learn it than in the past.
Its closest relatives in the same branch of the family are Armenian.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 hyw.
Frequently asked questions about Western Armenian
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Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.