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The Genetics, Archeology and Linguistics of Armenian

Introduction

Armenian is the official language of the country of Armenia and in the regions of Nagomo-Kabrakh. The origins of Armenian indicate the language is Indo-European and contains influence from Persian, Greek, Old French, Latin and Romani language. From all these languages Indo-Iranian is more directly related to Armenian. Historians believe Armenian has gone through several stages of modification in term of grammar and etymology. However, there is little evidence to support the belief. From the records available, it can be said that Armenian has only evolved over time as is the case with any other mature language.

Genetics and History of Armenian

Armenian literature was developed in 406 A.D by Saint Mesrop Mashtots. Armenian has its roots in several Indo-European languages, but it derives it phonology from Caucasian languages. The language consists of two fundamental dialects: Eastern and Western Armenian. The Eastern dialect is currently spoken in the Republic of Armenia, while the Western dialect was spoken by Armenians from Anatolia (Woodward, pp. 132).

Geography of Armenian

Armenian is an Indo-European lingo that is also spoken in the mountains of Caucasus and the Armenian Diaspora. Historically, Armenians living under the Ottoman Empire relocated to the capital Constantinople. This is where Armenian gained influence of Romani language. Under the Russian rule, Armenians moved to Georgia, which resulted in spreading language to the country. Because of discrimination and genocide, Armenians moved to different countries in search of a better livelihood. This caused the language to spread out across Europe, as far as eastern Turkey.

The city of Constantinople and Georgia became center to Armenian culture and literature.

The eastern and western dialects of Armenian were a result of differences in pronunciations and cultures of its two centers (Blasing & Dum-Traqut, pp. 75).

Timeline of Armenian

The time period of 405 to 500 A.D is regarded as the golden era for the Armenian language. During this time, Armenian authors such as Pavsdos, Movses, Khorenatsi and Agatankeghos, of varying origins, used different patterns of writing to describe historical events. In the year 425 A.D, the Bible was translated in Armenian, with revisions in the Bible came from Aramaic and Greek literatures. Much of the literature remained the same till the 8th century, after which succession of Sharagans created poetry devoted to spirituality in Armenian. Poets in the 8th century, such as Sunetsi and Koghtansi, pioneered phonetics in Armenian. In the 10th century, Ani, a city in Pakradounv, became the intellectual center of Armenian. Armenian adopted many different fundamentals of linguistics from other languages. Vartan Anetsi is responsible for the fortification of the language. From 951 to 1003 AD, Armenian soared to new heights (Clarkson, pp. 125). This surge in popularity was due to Gregory of Nareg who's book “Book of Lamentation” that adopted new words from other languages. This book changed Armenian language in terms of fictional writing and terminology.

In 1080 to 1375 A.D, the center of linguistic and culture shifted to the Cilicia, where ...