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These two standardized forms represent poles in a spectrum comprised of various intergrading dialects that once spanned a putative homeland from Sivas to Baku, disregarding the historical Armenian diaspora (Սփյուռք Sp’yurrk’) which at its height reached as far as London and Java. The main typological split is between Eastern Armenian (Արևելահայերեն Arevelahayeren ) - derived from the language of the 18th century Russified Armenian intelligentsia (Հայ մտավորականություն Hay mtavorakanut’yun) centered in Tiflis-and Western Armenian (Արևմտահայերեն Arevmtahayeren ), the contemporaneous language of the Ottoman Armenian elite centered in Constantinople.
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Modern Armenian constitutes a pluricentric language with two standardized forms. Without any immediate sisters, Armenian is joined by Greek and Albanian as an extant isolate within the Indo-European family. Of note, it does not belong to Indo-Iranian or Balto-Slavic. The goal of this article is to familiarize the reader with the Christian Armenian community of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with a focus on its culture and language in a historical and modern setting.Ĭhristmas festivities in an Armenian kindergarten, Isfahan, Iran (1989) | Ձմեռ Պապ, Մանկապարտեզի հանդես, Նոր Ջուղա (1989)Īrmenian (self-designated Հայերեն Hayeren ) is an eccentric, satem member of Indo-European and occupies its own clade within that family. Part of this narrative stems from the author’s visits to Armenia and the Tehrani Armenian community between 2014-5. Written by Afsheen Sharifzadeh, a graduate of Tufts University focusing on Iran and the Caucasus.