Armenian alphabet trivia

[freakyfreaky]

What nations share the same alphabet with Armenia???

[Sip]

Re: Armenian alphabet trivia

None.

[TomServo]

Re: Armenian alphabet trivia

What nations share the same alphabet with Armenia???

Artsakh?

[Կարմիր Բ]

Re: Armenian alphabet trivia

Georgia's alphabet resembles the Armenian one.

[freakyfreaky]

Re: Armenian alphabet trivia

Ethiopia.

^^^ That list may not be complete.

[Sip]

Re: Armenian alphabet trivia

[freakyfreaky]

Re: Armenian alphabet trivia

http://cyberethiopia.com/home/content/view/23/

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/armenian.htm

From what I understand, Armenians may not to be able to converse in Ethiopian tongue but they can read the Ethiopian language as for the most part the symbols of the Ethiopian language have the same sounds.

Moreover, there are native Ethiopians that have picked up Armenian rather easily and speak cleaner Armenian than Armenians. That includes me. I'm talking makoor hayeren.

Weed!! Nice place. Ever been there?

[Lucin]

Re: Armenian alphabet trivia

http://cyberethiopia.com/home/content/view/23/

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/armenian.htm

From what I understand, Armenians may not to be able to converse in Ethiopian tongue but they can read the Ethiopian language as for the most part the symbols of the Ethiopian language have the same sounds.

Here is the Ethiopian alphabet:



And I can only see a few letters in the picture resembling to Armenian. Morever Ethiopian has only 26 letters compared to Armenian which has 38.

[freakyfreaky]

Re: Armenian alphabet trivia

I blew it. Screw you guys, I'm going home.

I hate being partially right.

[melikianAvak]

Re: Armenian alphabet trivia

Ethiopia.

^^^ That list may not be complete.

Not Armenian



Ethiopian Alphabet

The Semitic languages of Ethiopia are related to both Hebrew and Arabic. The Ethiopian languages of this family are derived from Ge'ez, the language of the ancient Axumite Kingdom, which was also the language of the country's literature prior to the mid-nineteenth century, as well as part of most present-day church services.

Ethiopia's Semitic languages are today spoken mainly in the north and centre of the country. The most important of them in the north is Tigrinya, which is used throughout the Tigray region.

The principal Semitic language of northwestern and centre of the country is Amharic, which is the language of Gondar and Gojjam, as well as much of Wollo and Shewa. Moreover, Amharic is also the official language of the modern state, the language of administration, and the language of much modern Ethiopian literature.

Two other Semitic languages are spoken to the south and east of Addis Ababa: Guraginya, used by the Gurage in a cluster of areas to the south of the capital, and Adarinya, a tongue current only within the old walled city of Harar and used by the Adare, also known as Harari people.


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