Languages of Armenia Languages of Armenia Armenian is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people in the Armenian Republic and also used by the Armenian Diaspora. It constitutes an independent branch of the Indo-European language family, though many Indo-Europeanists believe it forms a subgroup with the Greek and Indo-Iranian families (see Clackson 1994 for extensive discussion). ...more on Wikipedia about "Armenian language"
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic is a modern Eastern Aramaic or Syriac language. Assyrian Neo Aramaic is not to be confused with Assyrian Akkadian, or the Old Aramaic dialect that was adopted as a lingua franca in Assyria in the 8th century BC. Although this latter Aramaic is also an Aramaic language, it is incomprehensible to speakers of the modern language. Originally, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic was spoken in the area between Lake Urmia, north-western Iran, and Siirt, south-eastern Turkey, but it is now the language of a worldwide diaspora. Most speakers are members of the Assyrian Church of the East. ...more on Wikipedia about "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic"
Kurmanji (Kurdish: kurmancî or kirmancî) is the major Kurdish dialect spoken in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, the ex-Soviet states and by Kurds living in Central Asia. Almost 65% of all Kurds speak this dialect. The other great Kurdish dialect is Sorani, which is widely spoken in Iraq and Iran. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kurmanji"
Lomavren is an Indo-European language, belonging to the Armenian branch. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lomavren language"
The Mokshan language (Moksha), мокшень кяль (Mokshanj kälj) is spoken in West part of the Republic of Mordovia and adjacent Penza, Ryazan, Tambov, Saratov, Samara, Orenburg oblasts, Tatarstan, Bashkortostan republics, Siberia, Far East of Russia and also in Armenia and USA. The number of speakers is around 500,000. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moksha language"
Russian (Russian: русский язык, russkiy yazyk, ) is the most widely spoken language of Europe and the most widespread of the Slavic languages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Russian language"
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