Racism (Anti-Armenianism); a good thing?

[jgk3]

Re: Racism (Anti-Armenianism); a good thing?

They mainly don't like our “r”s (ր). It sounds too soft for them, but it's they who have lost their soft “r” in words where the “r” is preceded by a consonant (cf. դպրոց, լրիւ, etc., that they pronounce դպռոց, լռիւ, etc.), under the influence of Russian that has only a hard “r” sound. Persian also doesn't have a soft “r” sound so it cannot be us influenced by Persian .

Is the trilled (or what you would consider, "hard") r (ռ) of Hayastantsis as prominently trilled by parskahays?

[Mos]

Re: Racism (Anti-Armenianism); a good thing?

Hayastancis speak Eastern Armenian. However, the Armenian of Parskahyes is also considered Eastern Armenian. The main thing I find weird in their speaking is their "r"'s which to me sound like they have a American accent in Armenian and some of their vowel pronunciations which I'm guessing come from Persian. We hayastancis also tend to use many Russia loan words - it's a bad habit, but that's what happens after 100 years of Soviet rule and of few generations being equally fluent in Armenian and Russian.

[Persopolis]

Re: Racism (Anti-Armenianism); a good thing?

They mainly don't like our “r”s (ր). It sounds too soft for them, but it's they who have lost their soft “r” in words where the “r” is preceded by a consonant (cf. դպրոց, լրիւ, etc., that they pronounce դպռոց, լռիւ, etc.), under the influence of Russian that has only a hard “r” sound. Persian also doesn't have a soft “r” sound so it cannot be us influenced by Persian .

My guess is that Stalin pushed Armenian-Soviet integration (something that he was known for), whereas in Iran Armenians historically had much more freedom as a community. (I'm not an expert in the field of the Armenian language - but I know about Stalin.)

Anyone have any stories about family members living under Stalin they want to share?

[Hellektor]

Re: Racism (Anti-Armenianism); a good thing?

We have an accent?

They mainly don't like our “r”s (ր). It sounds too soft for them, but it's they who have lost their soft “r” in words where the “r” is preceded by a consonant (cf. դպրոց, լրիւ, etc., that they pronounce դպռոց, լռիւ, etc.), under the influence of Russian that has only a hard “r” sound. Persian also doesn't have a soft “r” sound so it cannot be us influenced by Persian .

[UrMistake]

Re: Racism (Anti-Armenianism); a good thing?

I think we the Diaspora should buy PAK FA T-50 only the best for Eddo and hrai...

[hrai]

Re: Racism (Anti-Armenianism); a good thing?

Not to worry, consider your six covered........I never leave my wingman.

Yeehah!

[jgk3]

Re: Racism (Anti-Armenianism); a good thing?

lol Eddo, nice.

[Eddo211]

Re: Racism (Anti-Armenianism); a good thing?

Eddojan!!!!
Are you still there watching my shoulders?

You guys have the accent, we Yerevantsi are the equivalent of hillbillies!!!

Not to worry, consider your six covered........I never leave my wingman.

[hrai]

Re: Racism (Anti-Armenianism); a good thing?

We have an accent?
I always thought our other Diasporan brothers had the accent.

No but seriously our dialect like you said is exactly like the Armenians from Armenia and you are right, without the motherland we are all screwed.

BTW, don't feel too bad dadashie man, most Irani Armenians are here in US with the rest of the Persians who left Iran after the freaking Mullahs took over. Man I miss Tehran, I know it has changed a lot since I left.

Eddojan!!!!
Are you still there watching my shoulders?

You guys have the accent, we Yerevantsi are the equivalent of hillbillies!!!

[Eddo211]

Re: Racism (Anti-Armenianism); a good thing?

Throughout the four centuries in Iran we have kept our Armenian identity and every Iranian Armenian speaks the language (whether you like our accent or not) and we have also kept the traditions and the Mesropian spelling. However the community will not last forever because it's only in Armenia where the Armenian nation will go on as long as the country exists.

We have an accent?
I always thought our other Diasporan brothers had the accent.

No but seriously our dialect like you said is exactly like the Armenians from Armenia and you are right, without the motherland we are all screwed.

BTW, don't feel too bad dadashie man, most Irani Armenians are here in US with the rest of the Persians who left Iran after the freaking Mullahs took over. Man I miss Tehran, I know it has changed a lot since I left.