Armenian

• Alternate names: Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri Also: in Azerbaijan -- Armjanski, Ermenice, Haieren, Somkhuri; in Cyprus -- Armjanski, Ermenice, Haieren, Somkhuri; in Georgia -- Somkhuri; in Iran -- Armani, Armjanski, Erâmani, Ermenice, Haieren, Somekhuri; in Israel -- Armjanski, Ermenice, Haieren, Somkhuri; in Lebanon -- Armanski, Ermenice, Haieren, Somkhuri; in Syria -- Armjanski, Ermenice, Haieren, Somkhuri; in Turkey -- Armjanski, Ermenice, Haieren, Somkhuri
• Scriptures published: Bible (1883--1994) New Testament (1834--1994) Portions (434--1991)
• Literacy: No information available.
• Primary country: Armenia
• Region: Widespread
• Also used in: Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Gaza Strip, Romania, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan
• Religion: Christian (Miaphysite)
• Status: Statutory national language in Armenia; Language of recognized nationality in Iraq; De facto language of national identity in Lebanon; Language of recognized nationality in Romania
• Number of users: 5,924,320 (3,140,000 in Armenia (2001 census); 152,000 in Azerbaijan; 2,740 in Cyprus (1987); 448,000 in Georgia; 171,000 in Iran (1993); 3,000 in Israel (1971); 235,000 in Lebanon (1986); 320,000 in Syria (1993); 40,000 in Turkey (1980))

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Faith Comes by Hearing:
• Watch The JESUS Film in Armenian
• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Armenian
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Armenian on the web
• Joshua Project: Armenian — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Armenian — detailed linguistic information.