Is YEV a letter?

[angelik22]

all i have to say is that i went to armenian school for about 6-8 years and i know as a fact that the YEV we use in armenian is a letter- its not included in the old version- of ayb bem keem... the grapar- but it is included in the everyday language we use- having written countless essays and papers in full armenian i know a few things abtuo the language and grammar-

[xBaron Dants]

Are we by any chance talking about the letter YECH?

ayp pen kim ta yech za e?

[ckBejug]

all i have to say is that i went to armenian school for about 6-8 years and i know as a fact that the YEV we use in armenian is a letter- its not included in the old version- of ayb bem keem... the grapar- but it is included in the everyday language we use- having written countless essays and papers in full armenian i know a few things abtuo the language and grammar-

Ok, let me try this again. YEV is an article-- the same as AND in English. They might have taught it as a LETTER to simplify your life but the fact of the matter is it is a WORD. It is not a letter in Krapar it is not a letter in Askharapar (which is what, ahem, NEW Armenian is called).


Apparently it is more often Hayastantsi's who are taught that YEV is a letter. I am seriously starting a new campaign. I am going to have my grandfather call up Armenian schools around here and make sure that they are not teaching such a mistake. What school did you go to? My aunt is the Armenian teacher at Ferrahian. My dad taught Armenian at Haygazian Varjaran in Haleb, my best friends mom taught Armenian at Mekitarian they all agree that yev is not a letter. So you learned wrong. Big deal. Just don't call it a letter from now on because people will look at you funny.

[ckBejug]

Are we by any chance talking about the letter YECH?

ayp pen kim ta yech za e?

No they think YEV as in hyoon pioor keh YEV oh Feh--> YEV is a word. It definitely is not.

[xBaron Dants]

No they think YEV as in hyoon pioor keh YEV oh Feh--> YEV is a word. It definitely is not.

Haha...that's actually cute.. Never thought of that..

[angelik22]

okie u know what- too bad i dont have armenian letters on my keyboard so i can show u that it is a letter- u know im not stupid- i went to armenian school for years- we learned both types of armenian- not just "hayastantsi" armenian FYI- maybe you should research a bit- yev is one single letter- although it can be written out using two letters- YE and V, i know that it is not an article- it an actual letter- i will find a site and show you-

[angelik22]

http://www.cilicia.com/armo_alphabet.html

[angelik22]

http://www.tacentral.com/language/alpha.asp

[angelik22]

This last letter is a combination of the sounds ‘ye’ and ‘v’, and represents the word ‘yev’, or ‘and’ when it is written by itself.

[xBaron Dants]

That's just a way to write it....Maybe some people have "naturalized" it in the alphabet, but it is definitely not a letter. Even the shape of it clearly shows that it's a merger of Yech and Hun. (Yev is written with a Hun by the way...not with a Vev)