Language code: hy
Technical information about ISO 639 language code hy
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The table below provides technical details for the Armenian language, designated by the hy code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Armenian Native Հայերեն |
| Family | Indo-European |
| Scripts | |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Eastern ArmenianWestern Armenian |
| Related languages | GreekPersian (Farsi)Kurdish |
| Key facts | The Armenian alphabet was created in 405 CE by Mesrop MashtotsArmenian nouns inflect for seven grammatical casesWritten Armenian literature begins with a 5th-century Bible translation known as the Golden AgeWestern Armenian is listed by UNESCO as a definitely endangered languageThe ligature letter “և” in the script represents the whole word “and” |
| Sample phrase | Բարև, ինչպես ես? |
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Armenian belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is the official language of Armenia and is also used by Armenian communities in neighboring countries such as Cyprus, Iraq, and Turkey. It is written using the Armenian alphabet. It is estimated that there are more than 5.3 million speakers worldwide.
Language presence globally
Speakers
3.2M
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Armenian speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
Related locale codes
hy-AM – Armenian (Armenia)
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- Reports and Statistics
- Figma integration
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- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
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- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
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- What is Localizely?
- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
- Flutter In-Context Editing
- Project branching
- Professional translation services
- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- I18N Questions
- FAQ