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  • #91
    Re: The Western Armenian Language Thread

    Originally posted by ArmSurvival View Post
    Its not a loanword since we have the Armenian equivalent of it. 'Tarm' is the Armenian term.
    I agree, comrade. People need to be able to tell the difference between inherited words (prehistoric inheritance), borrowed words (foreign words that have been adopted into our proper language) and street slang (the crap spoken in the streets).

    Taza/teze is clearly street slang.
    Մեր ժողովուրդն արանց հայրենասիրութեան այն է, ինչ որ մի մարմին' առանց հոգու:

    Նժդեհ


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    • #92
      Re: The Western Armenian Language Thread

      Is there anything with book and audio to go along. I can't just learn by a book, or by audio.

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      • #93
        Re: The Western Armenian Language Thread

        Some Armenian jerk kid who speaks Eastern Armenian said what little Armenian I know...he said it sounds like 'village Armenian',
        This is a huge insult isn't it?

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        • #94
          Re: The Western Armenian Language Thread

          Originally posted by yerkouhi View Post
          Is there anything with book and audio to go along. I can't just learn by a book, or by audio.
          I am aware of only one book/tape set but the tapes are reel-to-reel and are hence of no use to the modern learner.

          Check out this as well as this. Hope this helps.
          Last edited by yerazhishda; 12-08-2008, 02:58 PM.

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          • #95
            Re: The Western Armenian Language Thread

            Originally posted by yerkouhi View Post
            Some Armenian jerk kid who speaks Eastern Armenian said what little Armenian I know...he said it sounds like 'village Armenian',
            This is a huge insult isn't it?
            It probably does sound like village Armenian, but why are you insulted? You probably speak poor Armenian, which is not a sin, but did you expect the "Armenian jerk kid who speaks Eastern Armenian" to admire "what little Armenian [you know]"?
            Մեր ժողովուրդն արանց հայրենասիրութեան այն է, ինչ որ մի մարմին' առանց հոգու:

            Նժդեհ


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            • #96
              Re: The Western Armenian Language Thread

              Originally posted by yerkouhi View Post
              Some Armenian jerk kid who speaks Eastern Armenian said what little Armenian I know...he said it sounds like 'village Armenian',
              This is a huge insult isn't it?
              Everyone is going to criticize you, you should learn this right now. Either you'll be too Armenian or not Armenian enough, too white or not white enough, or maybe your Armenian might be very poor, or if you're Eastern Armenian you're too "Russified" or if you're Western Armenian you're too "Ottomanized". You just have to learn to keep trudging through no matter what anybody says.

              The most important thing is that you are dedicated to your culture and your people.
              Last edited by yerazhishda; 12-08-2008, 04:06 PM.

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              • #97
                Re: The Western Armenian Language Thread

                Honestly, I don't mind when an Armenian doesn't know much Armenian or any at all, I hope they decide to learn and I encourage it, but I really don't like it when they know Armenian and they choose to speak a different language with me or another Armenian.
                For the first time in more than 600 years, Armenia is free and independent, and we are therefore obligated
                to place our national interests ahead of our personal gains or aspirations.



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                • #98
                  Re: The Western Armenian Language Thread

                  Originally posted by Azad View Post
                  "Menk taza yergir enk gnaloo"
                  "gnaloo" is not used in Western Armenian Yertank, Gertang or Kenal, Katsing
                  Sorry but I'm not Western Armenian.

                  Western Armenian is like parskahyes.

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                  • #99
                    Re: The Western Armenian Language Thread

                    Originally posted by Sero View Post
                    Western Armenian is like parskahyes.
                    Not quite, more like Bolsahyes, Lipanahyes, Souriahyes, all Amerigahyes pre-1970.

                    Parskahyes are Eastern Armenians such as yourself.

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                    • Re: The Western Armenian Language Thread

                      Not really

                      Eastern is more of Russian Hayastanci old Armenian

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