Armenian Dialects (How Different Are They?)

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  • Опубліковано 27 лис 2021
  • The Armenian language, being one of the most unique Indo-European languages, is known for its two standard forms, Eastern Armenian and Western Armenian. Eastern Armenian is spoken in the Republic of Armenia, as well as by the Armenian diaspora in countries such as Iran, Russia, Georgia, and other post-Soviet countries. Western Armenian, on the other hand, is primarily spoken by the Armenians in Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, the other parts of the Middle East, as well as South American countries. There are many different varieties, dialects, and accents in both standard forms. Every region in Armenia, and almost every village, has its own dialect. Also, among the diaspora, varieties and dialects have been created that are unique only to them, in which words from other languages (e.g. Persian, Turkish or Russian) are often found. This, of course, has its historical basis. In this video, several different dialects will be presented and discussed.
    Please contact me on Instagram if you would like to participate in a future video: / bahadoralast
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    Andre: / andre_agassian
    Armenia is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Despite the fact that throughout history it has been invaded and occupied by numerous different empires and foreign forces, and although Armenians have on different occasions adopted and implemented new beliefs and ideas into their culture, they have always managed to maintain and preserve their unique identity and language, from the time of the Kingdom of Urartu (also known as Kingdom of Van) going back to the 9th century BCE, to the time of the Orontid dynasty when most Armenians adopted Zoroastrianism, to the early part of the 4th century when Armenia became the first nation to officially adopt Christianity as a state religion. In the ensuing centuries, Armenia witnessed the invasion of numerous different empires, and ultimately in the 19th century, following the war between Iran and Russia, a significant part of historic Eastern Armenia which had been under Iranian control, was annexed by the Russian Empire as per the Treaty of Turkmenchay. While Eastern Armenia remained under Russian control, the historic Western Armenia was under the control of the Ottoman Empire. But as the WWI came to an end and both empires collapsed, parts of historical Armenia gained independence and by 1918 the First Republic of Armenia was established. In the years that followed, after several wars and conflicts, the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (also known as Soviet Armenia) was established as part of the Soviet Union and remained as such until the 1990s. In the summer of 1990, Armenia declared its independence from the Soviet Union which was confirmed a year later by a referendum, and as the Soviet Union collapsed, the independence of Armenia as sovereign nation became widely recognized.
    In the post-Soviet era, Armenia has been very successful in linguistic de-Russification and today Armenian (հայերէն / հայերեն) continues to be written in its own writing system, the Armenian alphabet, which was introduced by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century.
    The most widespread Armenian dialect today is the Yerevan dialect (Երևանի բարբառ), an Eastern Armenian dialect composed primarily of Classical Armenian (Grabar) words, with some influence from other languages such as Russian and Persian. Other Eastern dialects include the ancient Artsakh dialect, also referred to as the Karabakh dialect, Parskahayeren, which is spoken by Iranian Armenians, as well as many dialects within Armenia, and several others which are no longer spoken.
    Western Armenian, which is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, also has many subdialects and accents. Historically, there were many different Western Armenian dialects which are now extinct. The dialects which have survived include, among others, Homshetsi (Հոմշեցի / Hemşince), which is spoken by the Hemshin people in northeastern Turkey, Abkhazia, Russia, and Central Asia; the dialects spoken in Syria and Lebanon, such as those in Kessab (كسب), Latakia (اللاذقية), Jisr al-Shughur (جسر الشغور), and Anjar (عنجر); the dialects spoken by the Armenians in Istanbul and Vakıflı (Վաքըֆ), the only remaining Armenian village in Turkey, the Mush dialect (Մշոյ բարբառ) which used to be spoken in the city of Muş in present-day eastern Turkey, but today it is nearly extinct and its remaining few native speakers are scattered in villages in Armenia and three Armenian-populated villages in the Samtskhe-Javakheti province of Georgia, the Karin dialect, which used to be primarily spoken in the city of Erzurum in present-day eastern Turkey, but nowadays, it is mainly spoken in northwestern Armenia, in places such as Gyumri, Artik, Akhuryan, and Aghin.
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  • @BahadorAlast
    @BahadorAlast  2 роки тому +129

    The Armenian language, being one of the most unique Indo-European languages, is known for its two standard forms, Eastern Armenian and Western Armenian. There are many different varieties, dialects, and accents in both standard forms. Every region in Armenia, and almost every village, has its own dialect. Also, among the diaspora, varieties and dialects have been created that are unique only to them, in which words from other languages (e.g. Persian, Turkish or Russian) are often found. This, of course, has its historical basis. In this video, several different dialects are presented and discussed!
    Please contact me on Instagram if you would like to participate in a future video: instagram.com/BahadorAlast/
    Teni: instagram.com/tenipanosian/
    Jessica: instagram.com/j.mkita/
    Zack: instagram.com/zackoarian/
    Antic: instagram.com/its_antic/

    • @sepidehzandi139
      @sepidehzandi139 2 роки тому +3

      I am so impressed with Vartan's knowledge. That's amazing!

    • @longlivepalestine8134
      @longlivepalestine8134 2 роки тому +9

      Long live Armenia from Palestine!

    • @user-zh7yr1up8g
      @user-zh7yr1up8g 2 роки тому +1

      I like the new format. It was interesting!

    • @louisfisher614
      @louisfisher614 2 роки тому +7

      I worked with a lot of Armenians in France. They were really nice and hospitable people.

    • @irreligiousman3395
      @irreligiousman3395 2 роки тому

      World renowned Ethiopian political scientist, professor, author of many books and researcher of the legacy of the Ethiopian emperors, professor Tecola Hagos:
      "I was shocked to learn that the Armenians stole our alphabet
      I was simply amazed that the Armenians so skillfully, shamelessly, cynically and obscenely distorted historical facts. I was just shocked when I first picked up a book written in Armenian. At first I thought it was in Ethiopian, since the letters were from our ancient alphabet. In perplexity, I leafed through this book in a language I did not understand, and before my eyes ancient copies of one of the most ancient alphabets in the world - Ethiopian - came to life. It was a copy of the letters that our ancestors wrote thousands of years ago. I, almost screaming in surprise, showed these letters to my friend, a historian from Addis Ababa University. He smiled and said to me: "Didn't you know? When we stopped writing in our own letters, the Armenians presented them to the whole world as the Armenian alphabet. I devoted several of my lectures to this topic at the university. World science knows that this is the Ethiopian alphabet. , but the Armenians are promoting it to the whole world as their own "

  • @teni
    @teni 2 роки тому +145

    Thanks for including me in this! Loved watching everyone’s stories and learning about the different dialects. ❤️

    • @BahadorAlast
      @BahadorAlast  2 роки тому +14

      It was a pleasure to have you be a part of it Teni jan! Thank you!

    • @jonam7589
      @jonam7589 2 роки тому +7

      You were the prettiest and sexiest! It is so hot here!

    • @mannyg747
      @mannyg747 2 роки тому +5

      The Armenian beauty queen! Bella Bellissima.

    • @zeno1565
      @zeno1565 2 роки тому +2

      You're beautiful ;)

    • @3gsummit
      @3gsummit 5 місяців тому

      @@jonam7589that’s for sure

  • @mohsensoleimani4371
    @mohsensoleimani4371 2 роки тому +103

    Armenian brothers ❤️ ❤️ love from Iran 🇮🇷 🇦🇲

  • @khaledabdullah282
    @khaledabdullah282 2 роки тому +386

    Armenians are very much loved and respected in the Arab world! As an Arab, I can only say how much I admire your language and culture. I have been blessed to know and have worked with many Armenians in the Middle East. Hope to see Armenia prosper and thrive! ❤️🇦🇲🇸🇾🇱🇧🇵🇸🇪🇬❤️

    • @PPRhydon
      @PPRhydon 2 роки тому +33

      @@penonnew8753 Armenians are Armenians. They are their own distinct group completely separate from Persians.

    • @anasetrakian3376
      @anasetrakian3376 2 роки тому +11

      Thank you!!! We love you!!

    • @faramarzkarimi9845
      @faramarzkarimi9845 2 роки тому +16

      @@penonnew8753 armenians are armenian and will be

    • @worldly8888
      @worldly8888 2 роки тому +12

      @@penonnew8753 that was just a false term used by Europeans at a time when they called Iran "Persia", so they called the Christians in Iran as Christian Persians, and since the majority of Christians in Iran were Armenian, they falsely began using the term to refer to Armenians of Iran.

    • @user-nx6ny8pw2u
      @user-nx6ny8pw2u 2 роки тому +19

      Love Armenia from Kuwait

  • @minaal-lami2855
    @minaal-lami2855 2 роки тому +55

    Interesting fact, the Iraqi pop/rock band UTN1 (يو تي إن وان) was formed by 2 Armenian-Iraqis 🤩
    Love Armenia and Armenians from Iraq!! 🇮🇶🇦🇲❤️

  • @alirezabeiranvand2984
    @alirezabeiranvand2984 2 роки тому +73

    Oh Armenia!! What a marvelous nation with a very rich history and culture!
    This video is awesome and I loved the Iranian-Armenian part!
    Love you Armenia from Iran ❤️

    • @hamletmakaryan6226
      @hamletmakaryan6226 2 роки тому +4

      We go crazy for Persians 😅 🇦🇲❤🇮🇷 we are ancient nations that share a looooooong history together ❤

  • @sepidehzandi139
    @sepidehzandi139 2 роки тому +174

    Love you Armenia from Iran! Even with horrible regime in power in Iran right now, the love for Armenia and Armenians has not changed by a tiny bit. You are always welcome here! ❤️

    • @tothemoonforme66
      @tothemoonforme66 2 роки тому +1

      ❤️

    • @prakashtiwari8003
      @prakashtiwari8003 2 роки тому +3

      But I heard in the news that only Iranian were standing behind Armenia in Armenia Azerbaijan war. Am I missing something? Can you please elaborate? It seems I read wrong news articles.

    • @faramarzkarimi9845
      @faramarzkarimi9845 2 роки тому +9

      @@prakashtiwari8003 iran islamic regime were neutral in war, although that was a mistake from people point of view

    • @prakashtiwari8003
      @prakashtiwari8003 2 роки тому +4

      @@faramarzkarimi9845 thanks for your information bro. Even Indian government provided some military hardware to Armenian forces on emergency demand but they sadly lost. Lots of love to Armenian people. 🙏

    • @jonam7589
      @jonam7589 2 роки тому

      @Doctor Max true.

  • @faramarzkarimi9845
    @faramarzkarimi9845 2 роки тому +155

    armenian is the cutest language in south caucasus in iran they speak persian with very beloved accent almost easily recognisable that they're armenian, we like them alot! may god protect them all

    • @janki3353
      @janki3353 2 роки тому +19

      God protect you and all iranians as well brother 🙏

    • @lusin23
      @lusin23 2 роки тому +10

      Thank you so much brother 🥰 sending love to our lovely neighbors from Armenia 🇦🇲❤️🇮🇷

    • @sakogekchyan7366
      @sakogekchyan7366 2 роки тому +13

      Thank you brother. And may God protect the ancient Iranian Azeri people from being brainwashed by Turanist propaganda. The people of Azerbaijan do have an ancient heritage. They are the descendants of Medes, Persians and Parthians. Once the people in ROA realize their ancient heritage and escape Turkic brainwashing, we will all be able to live in peace.

    • @faramarzkarimi9845
      @faramarzkarimi9845 2 роки тому +11

      @@sakogekchyan7366 your welcome bro. yes exactly true azeris are descendant of medes, unfortunately azeris were assimilated during mongols invasion, because mongol army were included 80% of turks and they settled in azerbaijan and azeris had to speak turkic languge

    • @solkverv
      @solkverv 2 роки тому +7

      I'm a descendant of Parksahays! Greetings and love 🇦🇲🤍🇮🇷

  • @abc_cba
    @abc_cba 2 роки тому +98

    Armenians so loved in India 🇮🇳
    They're a tiny population here but very respected.

    • @lusin23
      @lusin23 2 роки тому +12

      Thanks to Indian people 😊 we appreciate your love and support and we want you to know that we love and respect the Indian community in Armenia ❤️🇦🇲🇮🇳

    • @catsfan_M
      @catsfan_M Рік тому +1

      💗💗

  • @JavidShah246
    @JavidShah246 2 роки тому +44

    Ty 👏Vardan & Eliza for introducing so many Armenian dialects to us. This video was really informative for me as i heard so many Armenian accents for the 1st time. Love & respect to our oldest neighbour ❤️✌️kingdom of Armenia👑

  • @samspear8772
    @samspear8772 2 роки тому +11

    I'm really excited for this!!

  • @markomiljkovic1137
    @markomiljkovic1137 2 роки тому +22

    This was very wholesome and educational!!

  • @rominamarkosyan8358
    @rominamarkosyan8358 2 роки тому +28

    As always your videos are executed in a very professional but yet in a homey way that the participants have a certain ease and friendly manner. Thank you for all the efforts you put forth to make these videos in order for people like us who appreciate languages and cultures of different places. I’m a history and linguist major and I remember one if my college professors once told us if we want to understand a civilization or a culture and their history, first we need to know and understand their language. He said within the language of a culture lies the history of it. This always stuck in mind and from my own experience of meeting many people from around the world I can vouch that when you respect someone’s language and even learn to greet him in his own language that is magic. Since it brings smile into his face and breaks the ice and it shows how much respect you have that you put an effort to learn few words in his language. This may even lead to a friendship. 😊 The participants did very well👏🏻👏🏻 Excellent job!

  • @hosseinsadeghi2468
    @hosseinsadeghi2468 2 роки тому +79

    Armenians are in our hearts, love from a Persian brother 🇮🇷🇦🇲❤️

  • @armeniaeurovision8292
    @armeniaeurovision8292 2 роки тому +13

    I’ve been waiting for this! Thank you 💜

  • @mohsen3411
    @mohsen3411 2 роки тому +9

    So much valuable information. Thanks a lot guys!

  • @BarondeCastro
    @BarondeCastro 2 роки тому +5

    Love this!!! Thank you so much!!!

  • @empireiranpersian9875
    @empireiranpersian9875 2 роки тому +73

    Love Armenia from iran ❤

  • @Abbas-hp8hl
    @Abbas-hp8hl 2 роки тому +9

    Thanks for the new video 😊 Bahador.

  • @jessicam468
    @jessicam468 2 роки тому +46

    Thank you for producing this video of us, Bahador. I had a lot of fun doing it. ❤️

    • @BahadorAlast
      @BahadorAlast  2 роки тому +2

      My pleasure. Thank you for being a part of it Jessica jan!

    • @ardeshirbabakan9034
      @ardeshirbabakan9034 2 роки тому +3

      Love armenia from 🇮🇷❤️🇦🇲

  • @IranAzadLoading
    @IranAzadLoading 2 роки тому +8

    Thanks Bahador and to the participants! Great Video and nice to hear Armenian, very unique language.

  • @royalflush8903
    @royalflush8903 2 роки тому +5

    How amazing is this!! The video is really well done and everybody featured here was just fantastic!
    shnorhakalutyun!!!!❤️

  • @anasetrakian3376
    @anasetrakian3376 2 роки тому +34

    This video really warms my heart ❤️
    Thank you for doing this!!! Thank you everyone who took part and especially Vardan jan for your wonderful insights. I learned a lot from it. 🙏

  • @ardeshirbabakan9034
    @ardeshirbabakan9034 2 роки тому +53

    Love and support armenia 🇮🇷❤️🇦🇲

  • @mannyg747
    @mannyg747 2 роки тому +46

    Greetings from Southern California. I am of Armenian, Ukrainian, and Corsican descent and I was born in Tabriz Iran. Growing up in Tabriz and Tehran I was exposed to 6/7 languages almost on daily basis. My parents spoke Russian to each other most of the time and they spoke in Armenian to me and my sisters. One of my Grandmothers who spoke in Salmast (Shahpoor) dialect in Armenian, also used to speak in Assyrian to our Assyrian neighbor. We also had Italian and French neighbors throughout the '70s and learned to speak to them in their own languages and of course, Farsi and Azeri were used pretty much every day. I've been living in the States for over 40 years now and since I love linguistics, one of my hobbies is researching languages and their origins. I have seen your previous videos and I've really enjoyed them. However, this one was very special to me since it had to do with my native language. Thanks again Bahador for another great video! Also many thanks to all the participants. Շնորհակալություններ.

    • @faramarzkarimi9845
      @faramarzkarimi9845 2 роки тому +1

      can you speak farsi?

    • @mannyg747
      @mannyg747 2 роки тому

      @@faramarzkarimi9845 Yes.

    • @turcos4205
      @turcos4205 2 роки тому

      How many languages ​​do you know exactly?

    • @mannyg747
      @mannyg747 2 роки тому

      @@turcos4205 I am fluent in English, Armenian, Farsi, and Azerbaijani. I also know some French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian at the elementary level.

    • @turcos4205
      @turcos4205 2 роки тому

      @@mannyg747 çox yaxşi

  • @jaycorwin1625
    @jaycorwin1625 2 роки тому +9

    Very interesting! Thanks, Bahador. I always enjoy your videos.

  • @arman11236
    @arman11236 2 роки тому +6

    Beautiful video. Love and respect to the Armenian people. Merci Bahador jan for this informative video!

  • @mariamkarapetyan489
    @mariamkarapetyan489 2 роки тому +6

    Cool video and great messages! Thanks.

  • @eileenherosian25
    @eileenherosian25 2 роки тому +40

    I am an Armenian-Iranian thought this video was cute, one thing I want to add I live in Yerevan and I noticed people from the Gavar or Martuni region in Armenia speak almost the same dialect as Armenian-Iranians specifically from the village of Peria or Fereydan in Persian...just wanted to mention it maybe some people have also noticed it...to add further within Armenian-Iranian dialect there are many dialects, the way my father and mother spoke were very different from each other, New Julfa people from Isfahan speak differently than those from Tabriz and there are even different dialects from the Armenian villages in Iran, I would suggest to do a video just on Iranian-Armenian dialects! I would love to participate.

    • @johnd2550
      @johnd2550 2 роки тому +2

      Maybe cause most of the Armenians in Iran were originally from Artsakh and nakichevan Region before Shah Abas relocated/forced migration to parts of Iran.

  • @ryansmith8345
    @ryansmith8345 2 роки тому +37

    Much love & respect to our beautiful Armenian brothers & sisters from Iran :))

  • @sepidehzandi139
    @sepidehzandi139 2 роки тому +80

    I loved the Iranian-Armenian one and how she throws random Persian words in the middle 😂

    • @teni
      @teni 2 роки тому +13

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @jonam7589
      @jonam7589 2 роки тому +1

      Look her up! She is a model!

    • @panajotispapagiannopoulos2579
      @panajotispapagiannopoulos2579 2 роки тому

      I have many Iranian friends and I was gonna say part of it sounded so Persian to me 🤣🤣

    • @malolelei3937
      @malolelei3937 2 роки тому +1

      @@panajotispapagiannopoulos2579 Your name is beautiful sir. Takes me quite some time to say it completely and flawlessly!

    • @panajotispapagiannopoulos2579
      @panajotispapagiannopoulos2579 2 роки тому +1

      @@malolelei3937 Thank you :) Yes, it's not an easy one for most, that's for sure!

  • @mravalik
    @mravalik 2 роки тому +99

    I became interested in Armenian because of System of a Down, and it is such a beautiful language since it is literally an language isolate 😁
    Barev dzez, voghjuyn hayastan, anuns Kent e, urakh’yem tsanot’analu hamar, lav or yem magh’tum, sirum e hayastan 🙏🏻

    • @unitariansavage8513
      @unitariansavage8513 2 роки тому +3

      I'm pretty sure armenian is an indo-european language.

    • @fazrazfarzam4688
      @fazrazfarzam4688 2 роки тому +14

      @@unitariansavage8513 It's an isolate within the Indo-European language family, so it occupied an independent branch of which it is the only member. Just like Greek and Albanian.

    • @Apjan08
      @Apjan08 2 роки тому +6

      Barev Kent. Urakh em vor gites hayeren. Cankanum em qez aroghjutyun u erjankutyun.

    • @user-bm4cd9mc8q
      @user-bm4cd9mc8q 2 роки тому

      @@fazrazfarzam4688 Albanian is türk language

    • @willj841
      @willj841 2 роки тому +3

      You're very smart Kent! I really admire your determination!!

  • @laurentsalomonoriginals3438
    @laurentsalomonoriginals3438 2 роки тому +7

    Such a beautiful final comment for an excellent video. Thanks a lot! I am not an Armenian speaker but i enjoyed listening to the variety of sounds of the story of Naf-naf Nif- nif and Nuf-nuf! The comments were great and very informative. Greatings from France.

  • @tannazmehrdadi8774
    @tannazmehrdadi8774 2 роки тому +32

    I loved it! As you said many Iranian entertainers and artists are Armenian, in addition to the ones you guys said I will just add Artashes Avetyan, as well as conductor Aram Gharabekian and others in the music industry like Khachik Babayan and Armik Dashchi.
    Love from Iran ❤️

    • @elizaa.367
      @elizaa.367 2 роки тому +3

      And Loris Tjeknavorian, the conductor ☺️
      Thanks Tannaz joon ! 🙏

    • @tannazmehrdadi8774
      @tannazmehrdadi8774 2 роки тому +5

      @@elizaa.367 Loris Tjeknavorian!!! He is awesome and contributed so much with his talent!! So many others!!
      Thank you Eliza jan 🥰🥰
      I enjoyed all the videos you were in, the Georgian with Armenian and Greek with Armenian were very nice and I found this one with the dialects to be super cool 😊

    • @elizaa.367
      @elizaa.367 2 роки тому +3

      @@tannazmehrdadi8774 🥺🥺 Merci joon ❤️🙏

    • @meggieqin8496
      @meggieqin8496 2 роки тому +2

      I will add Zaven Ghokasian , amazing film maker and writer from my home town Isfahan

    • @tannazmehrdadi8774
      @tannazmehrdadi8774 2 роки тому

      @@meggieqin8496 Great addition! Thank you ☺

  • @teaxtea1696
    @teaxtea1696 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much for this priceless video, it is so interesting

  • @AllanLimosin
    @AllanLimosin 2 роки тому +44

    This language and its varieties are a love. ❤️

  • @anneanders6449
    @anneanders6449 2 роки тому +32

    Another very noticeable difference between the persian-armenian accent and the yerevan accent is the different r sound. persian armenians pronounce it like the english/albanian r while in the yerevan accent it has a little roll to it. My hubby is a tall and buff ginger with a very heavy persian armenian accent (english r, long vowels, talks like he's singing, throws in some persian words) which makes him the perfect target for jokes.

  • @1089S
    @1089S 2 роки тому +5

    It was outstanding! Job well done! Aghasi would say: xeyliam mamnoon

  • @missnati1995
    @missnati1995 2 місяці тому +1

    Great video I really enjoyed it. Thank you for creating it. ❤🙏🏻

  • @hamletmakaryan6226
    @hamletmakaryan6226 2 роки тому +7

    Thank you so much for making this video, God bless you all 🙏❤ pls make more videos including Armenian, Persian, Arabic, Assyrian... 👍

  • @fazrazfarzam4688
    @fazrazfarzam4688 2 роки тому +52

    Learned a lot from this, and my favorite was the Persian Armenian part. I felt like she was speaking a dialect of Persian but I couldn't understand anything except the Persian words 😄

    • @kila200
      @kila200 2 роки тому +2

      Is that flag of sassanids?

    • @sinnerprophet7391
      @sinnerprophet7391 2 роки тому +3

      @@kila200 yep which is interesting considering he's an Iranian Azeri

    • @fazrazfarzam4688
      @fazrazfarzam4688 2 роки тому +7

      @@kila200 It's actually Derafshe Kaviani, and pre-dates the Sassanids, but the Sassanids also used it as their flag.

    • @kila200
      @kila200 2 роки тому +1

      @@sinnerprophet7391 that is exactly why asked it seems interesting

    • @kila200
      @kila200 2 роки тому +1

      @@sinnerprophet7391 that is exactly why asked it seems interesting

  • @mariaelenaeritsian599
    @mariaelenaeritsian599 2 роки тому +50

    You guys did so good. I loved it! ☺️🇦🇲

  • @user-zh7yr1up8g
    @user-zh7yr1up8g 2 роки тому +80

    Beautiful people, beautiful language, beautiful video! 🇦🇲🇦🇲

  • @varoojbakhtanians5968
    @varoojbakhtanians5968 25 днів тому +1

    Fantastic job bravo and thank you .

  • @susannamatosyan1666
    @susannamatosyan1666 Рік тому +20

    Hi I’m Hamshen Armenian. I speak hamshen dialect and I understand all other dialects 🥰

  • @helenstep8860
    @helenstep8860 2 роки тому +22

    Thank you for this great video.🙏🏽Greetings from a diaspora Armenian from Russia🇦🇲🇷🇺

  • @aldonemra2386
    @aldonemra2386 Рік тому +2

    Great video, very edifying and fun. Thank you to Bahdor and all the participants. May God reward you thousand fold for your efforts. I also loved Jessica’s rendition and the Barsgahye Armenian too. Finally, a big shutout to Elisa, your message for unity is well taken. I want to amplify and reiterate the same message, Miatsek Hyer, Armenians of the World, unite. In unity there is strength, and strength is fundamental for the survival of this great nation and its ancient culture.

  • @Shunshnura
    @Shunshnura 2 роки тому +18

    As someone who's taken on the challange of learning Armenian, this will be very nice to listen to!
    Thanks a lot for making this video, I can tell by the first minute I'll already enjoy it ^^

  • @josephinateaches955
    @josephinateaches955 2 роки тому +17

    Ah too bad you didn't include the dialect of Vardenis, I think it is sooo cute, whenever they are talking about the present, they use a future tense. Oh yeah and the Artsakh dialect really sounds like a totally different language to me! I have also noticed that they use different Russian words than the Armenians from Armenia like steklo for glass. I find it really peculiar and interesting. Love the video: great idea! Hope there will be many more videos like this.

    • @ashkhenmesropyan3670
      @ashkhenmesropyan3670 4 місяці тому

      It’s not just one Artsakh dialect, there are dozens of them. Pretty much every region has its own. Hadrut and Stepanakert dialect speaker here🫡

  • @brandongarcia2765
    @brandongarcia2765 2 роки тому +24

    Bahador, you deserve an award for this, it's so fun!!!!! Is it possible to do this format with Persian?

  • @djdannydynamik
    @djdannydynamik Рік тому +2

    This was very cool

  • @Cocologs
    @Cocologs 2 роки тому +2

    So cool!!

  • @Leo-qz2zd
    @Leo-qz2zd 2 роки тому +3

    I really admire your ability to connect with and build friendships with everyone regardless of their nationality, religion, race or ethnicity.

  • @armanx2
    @armanx2 2 роки тому +2

    This video is so fun to watch :) By the way Gyumri dialect is the best :P

  • @Arya-ko3se
    @Arya-ko3se 2 роки тому +27

    Iran ❤️ Hayastan
    🇮🇷❤️🇦🇲

  • @user-tq8xh5sr1k
    @user-tq8xh5sr1k 2 роки тому +55

    Armenians are one of the most ancient and smart peoples in the world.
    We Tajiks have a lot in common with you: a common history within the Achaemenid Empire, a common ancestor, linguistic similarity and a similar history.
    Peace and prosperity to Armenia and Armenians!
    From Tajikistan

    • @DevletGM
      @DevletGM 2 роки тому +4

      “Ancient” lol

    • @iamedvan
      @iamedvan 2 роки тому

      🥰

    • @user-ft9rq2kz4b
      @user-ft9rq2kz4b 2 роки тому +1

    • @DevletGM
      @DevletGM 2 роки тому +2

      @Akhand Bharat Yea sure, pajeet.

    • @lusin23
      @lusin23 2 роки тому +4

      Thank you so much 😍 we highly respect and appreciate you ❤️ sending love to Tajik people from Armenia 🤍🇦🇲🇹🇯

  • @peymanrazzaghi
    @peymanrazzaghi 2 роки тому +6

    That was perfect.Thankyou everyone. I have some questions:
    1. Is there a difference between the Armenian language that is taught in Iran and Armenia?
    Like alphabet or handwriting
    2. Can you introduce some references about ancient armenian like manuscripts?
    Where are they?

    • @michaelterterian4138
      @michaelterterian4138 2 роки тому

      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urartian_language

    • @armena8199
      @armena8199 2 роки тому +5

      Answer to first question. The Republic of Armenia uses a simplified spelling system. Outside Armenia, communities still use the classic spelling. This includes Iran. In Western countries, classic spelling is used by both Western and Eastern branch speakers.
      Western and Eastern Armenian are not just spoken varieties. The syntax and inflexions are different, so it’s written differently as well. So basically, there is:
      - Eastern Armenian using classical
      spelling (Iran and eastern dialect speakers in Diaspora
      - Eastern Armenian using simplified (Armenia)
      - Western Armenian.

    • @hermisimon
      @hermisimon Рік тому +1

      Alphabet and handwriting is the same, but the grammar and pronunciation can be slightly different. If both speakers use just armenian words without mixing russian turkish or persian words, they will understand each other perfectly.
      There are ancient armenian manuscripts kept in Matenadaran, which is a hand manuscript museum in Yerevan with armenian, persian, arabic, greek manuscripts.

  • @gadoorawk
    @gadoorawk 2 роки тому +25

    My grandparents (on both sides) are from small sister towns in the Ottoman Empire - Evereg and Fenesse - and my grandparents had their own dialect when speaking Armenian. Love this video guys! Love the unity!

    • @omid706
      @omid706 2 роки тому

      Are there any Armenians remaining there?

    • @mazaka38fr
      @mazaka38fr 2 роки тому +4

      New name of evereg it is Develi (KAYSERI)

    • @ozanbayrak562
      @ozanbayrak562 Рік тому

      All the surnames “Nersesian” are from the same place?

    • @gadoorawk
      @gadoorawk Рік тому

      @@ozanbayrak562 no not necessarily. It just means “from the family of Nerses” as -ian means “from the family of” in any Armenian last name.

  • @simonmoorcroft1417
    @simonmoorcroft1417 2 роки тому +2

    Hello Bahador. Love your channel. You work really hard to provide excellent content. Wish I had your talent for languages. I am fascinated by ancient history and the history behind every language.
    Armenian has interesting origins. The language likely originated in the Balkan peninsula as part of the Paleo-Balkan spachbund. It is thus closely related to Proto-Greek, as you proved in one of your early videos. It renewed it connection to koine Greek during the era of Alexander the Great and his successors. The Armenian nobility were like the Persian nobility including the great Shapur of course, in being graeco-philes and proud of their ability to speak fluent Greek, despite the fact they often fought them.
    Evidence tends to suggest the original Armenians, like the Phygians migrated east across the Bosphorous in the early Iron Age. While the Phygians settled in Turkey, it looks like the Armenians continued east along the northern coast of Anatolia and then entered the territory of modern Armenia.
    Modern Armenians are the genetic ancestors of the indigenous Hurrian and Uratian people's that descended from the Kura-Araxes culture. I would assume that the Indo-European speaking Armenians formed a small cultural elite that dominated and intermixed with them. However it is likely that an Indo-European influence had already arrived in the region from the North-East in the form of the Indo-Aryan speaking Mitanni.
    Of course both Armenian and Greek have ancient links to Indo-Iranian. Linguistics tends to point out that the original speakers of IE dialects that gave rise to the Paleo-Balkan spachbund were close neighbours to the Proto-Indo-Iranian speakers. I have always assumed that they dwelt near the centum-satem linguistic border somewhere close to the southern Ural mountains and were related to their distant eastern Proto-Indo-Iranian speaking neighbours like the Sintashta and Andronovo cultures.

  • @elaypegah1013
    @elaypegah1013 2 роки тому +19

    Love lovely Armenian people, God bless you 🇮🇷❤️🇦🇲
    مرسی بهادر🙏😍

    • @narek323
      @narek323 Рік тому

      Love Iran. Iranian women are very beautiful!

  • @VictoriaBC610
    @VictoriaBC610 2 роки тому +21

    Uhh, third one is my Mother tongue dialect🙌🏼😊 The Artsakhci dialect. Immediately recognized it😁😁❤

  • @zvarjali
    @zvarjali 2 роки тому +13

    Please comment with any info or corrections:
    1:03 Gyumri, Speaker: Zack
    7:09 Western, Speaker from Lebanon, Speaker: Jessica
    13:28 Eastern, from Artsakh.
    16:20 Eastern, from Iran. Speaker: Teni
    20:52 Eastern, Formal Dialect (speaker from Los Angeles). Speaker: Ant!c

    • @Leo-qz2zd
      @Leo-qz2zd 2 роки тому

      At 16:20 Vard is still talking and also Antic came before Teni

    • @flankes3339
      @flankes3339 Рік тому

      No such thing as "Arstakh", only Karabakh

  • @ewawisniewski897
    @ewawisniewski897 2 роки тому +18

    There are also Armenians in Poland who have been here for over 500 years.

    • @jonam7589
      @jonam7589 2 роки тому +2

      500 years! Wow! They must ve very old!

    • @simbb6751
      @simbb6751 2 роки тому

      More than 500 years! 800+ years! :)

    • @harris8172
      @harris8172 2 роки тому +1

      the first colony was formed in Poland, and everyone knows that, therefore, the Armenians respect Poland

  • @arameaiv
    @arameaiv Рік тому +12

    I am from Javakhq, (Western Armenian dialect from Erzrum, Karin) and I understand good only first 2 dialects.

    • @teknul89
      @teknul89 Рік тому

      Is western Armenian dialect the same in all parts or are they different from each other
      And what about Eastern Armenian dialect and the one from nackchivan is it the same as the one with Western Armenian dialect

    • @misht_Hay777
      @misht_Hay777 7 місяців тому

      ​@@teknul89 Are you an Armenian from Nakhichevan?

  • @longlivepalestine8134
    @longlivepalestine8134 2 роки тому +19

    I love Armenia from Palestine! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇦🇲🇦🇲
    Both of our nations have suffered from the same aggressive entities. Israel and Azerbaijan's close and friendly relations with no regard for humanity have harmed us both. Israel provides Azerbaijan with most of its weapons to attack Armenia, but this is also harming Palestine, it is a boost to the Israeli military and its arms industry. Azerbaijan provides Israel with its energy needs and boosts its economy. They have always worked hand in hand and have no regard for humanity. But we will remain resilient and come out victorious in the end! Stay strong Armenia! 💓🇵🇸🇦🇲

    • @nrk4640
      @nrk4640 Рік тому +3

      thank you for your comment , support Palestine from armenia

    • @longlivepalestine8134
      @longlivepalestine8134 Рік тому +3

      @@nrk4640 ❤🇵🇸❤🇦🇲❤

  • @shanttavitian8237
    @shanttavitian8237 2 роки тому +3

    I love this

  • @Ufu4847
    @Ufu4847 2 роки тому +16

    Love from Morocco 🇲🇦❤️🇦🇲

  • @Apjan08
    @Apjan08 2 роки тому +3

    thanks a lot for my native Gyumri dialect. Love all armenian dialects as well

  • @anneanders6449
    @anneanders6449 2 роки тому +7

    i hope this helps to understand armenian as an indoeuropean language a bit more:
    as someone who speaks multiple indoeuropean languages I can tell you a few things I have noticed about people who struggle to understand how armenian fits into the indoeuropean family:
    -first armenian is an indoeuropean isolate meaning there is no other language that is very close to armenian in the way french and italian are or german and swedish
    .second you have to look at all the indoeuropean languages in order to make the connection to armenian for example the armenian word for father is hayr, you cant make a connection here to father, vater, paedar etc right away but if you add in irish and welsh (look at how far apart the countries are-you probably wouldnt have thought of that) then it's a lot more clear as in: fATHER (english), vater (german), atHAIR (irish) hayr (armenian) if you want to understand the connection you have to look at ALL indoeuropean langauges
    -armenia is located in the caucasus which is a mountainous area that means armenias were very isolated from other indoeuropeans which lead to weird sound shifts in their language and they are surrounded by non indoeuropean people.
    -indoeuropean armenian replaced the language of urartian (which was a caucasian language spoken in the region before armenian) therefore armenian has loanwords from a hurro-urartian language that is not connected to any other language family (it's connection to other north caucasian languages is not proven)

    • @anneanders6449
      @anneanders6449 2 роки тому

      also armenian is closer connected to DEAD indoeuropean languages like Hittite and anatolian rather then living ones

    • @tothemoonforme66
      @tothemoonforme66 2 роки тому +2

      Urartian it’s proto-Armenian and Armenian.

    • @anneanders6449
      @anneanders6449 2 роки тому

      @@tothemoonforme66 no urartian belongs to the hurro-urartian language family that has no connection to any other language family it's not semitic or indoeuropean; proto armenian is an indoeuropean language. both languages came into contact and in the end armenian replaced it completly. thats why there are urartian loanwords in armenian and indoeuropean (armenian) loanwords in urartian

  • @sergea6446
    @sergea6446 2 роки тому +14

    I had a classmate who was from Sochi and whose family was Homshetsi speaking. I'd say there's definitely limited intelligibility between Homshetsi and mainstream Western/Eastern Armenian.

    • @manukavedikyan7551
      @manukavedikyan7551 2 роки тому

      They have Trabzon, Ordu, Samsun and Janik dialects within them as well.

    • @ozanbayrak562
      @ozanbayrak562 Рік тому

      @@manukavedikyan7551 Hi Manuk, I’m from Ordu and turkish. I want to fix one thing. In Ottoman times, there was an armenian minority there (in Ordu) but not hamshetsi. Hamshetsi people live at the mountains of Rize province and Hopa.

  • @nabazf8891
    @nabazf8891 2 роки тому +54

    I am kurd, I consider Persians and Armenians as our close cousins, Turks of anatoly and azeries are also our cousins, we need to live in peace altogether. We need to acknowledge our mistakes in past and make peace.

    • @fazrazfarzam4688
      @fazrazfarzam4688 2 роки тому +14

      I am Iranian Azerbaijani and completely agree.

    • @jonam7589
      @jonam7589 2 роки тому +10

      governments and ignorance is the problem. My mom spoke Kurdish and my dad Turkish on top of Persian. We are proud Iranians. We have much more in common and should focus on our commonality since Israel and some others are trying to divide us since it serves their evil intentions. Love and peace from US.

    • @papagiorgio23
      @papagiorgio23 2 роки тому +4

      Armenian, Turks, Iranians, Kurds, Azeris they’re all genetically similar to each other.

    • @mannyg747
      @mannyg747 2 роки тому +4

      @@jonam7589 I wish everybody else had your level of understanding!

    • @mannyg747
      @mannyg747 2 роки тому

      Bravo!

  • @omid706
    @omid706 2 роки тому +30

    There are so many beautiful Armenian churches in Iran. In fact, in total there are more than 600 churches in Iran today and about a third of them, around 200 or so are Armenian. My personal favorite is the Vank Cathedral in the gorgeous Armenian neighborhood of New Julfa in Isfahan. New Julfa is still one of the oldest and largest Armenian quarters in the world. There are several modern churches in Tehran like Saint Sarkis or the Saint Mary Church which is also called Surp Asdvadzadzin Church, but in Persian mainly just called kelisa ye maryame moghadas. These are churches which were built in the 20th century. There are older ones in Tehran, but you will find the much more ancient Armenian churches in Northwestern Iran and they are very historical. For instance, Monastery of Saint Thaddeus in Chaldoran which is one of the oldest churches in the world.

    • @eltn2610
      @eltn2610 2 роки тому +3

      But they destroyed mosques in Karabakh

    • @omid706
      @omid706 2 роки тому +16

      @@eltn2610 Buildings get destroyed in war zones, and Azerbaijan has destroyed endless Armenian cultural sites. Besides, I've been to Armenia and even visited the Blue mosque in Yerevan which is very well taken care of.

    • @eltn2610
      @eltn2610 2 роки тому +1

      @@omid706 They didn't destroyed but turned mosques into piggery.They were going to laugh at muslims but see what happened.

    • @eltn2610
      @eltn2610 2 роки тому +1

      May be you are not Muslim that's why you don't get this

    • @omid706
      @omid706 2 роки тому +11

      @@eltn2610 1st of all, I am Muslim, secondly I am an Iranian Azerbaijani and I don't buy your propaganda. Republic of Azerbaijan is the least Islamic country out of all Muslim-majority countries and it's the Republic of Azerbaijan that is close allies with the biggest enemy of Muslim, that's Israel. Azerbaijan provides Israel with its energy and the Israeli economy, as well as arms industry benefits heavily thanks to Azerbaijan buying most of its weapons from Israel. You really care about Muslims and mosques? I don't think so! You're just a phony pretender and a failed troll, a miserable one who thinks his propaganda actually works.
      Cry me a river!!

  • @markomiljkovic1137
    @markomiljkovic1137 2 роки тому +9

    Vartan is very very knowledgeable! Is he a teacher by chance?

  • @harpazohope
    @harpazohope 2 роки тому +5

    Wow... I have no idea what they are saying, but still they sound different to me. Language is amazing.

  • @omarioussaidene4917
    @omarioussaidene4917 Рік тому +6

    Love armenia from ALGERIA

  • @CYPHA420
    @CYPHA420 Рік тому +4

    what about bolsetsi armenian ? what about Dikranakert ? dikranakert is a major dialect historically and i know a handful of armenians who have a strong command of this dialect … it’s fascinating

  • @rubenkalashyan7853
    @rubenkalashyan7853 2 роки тому +8

    Thanks to everyone for this video! 🇦🇲

  • @asalaarmenia9707
    @asalaarmenia9707 2 роки тому +26

    Finally Armenian dialects video merci bahador
    🇦🇲❤️‍🔥🇮🇷 We have Many Dialects in Armenian

  • @rubenbadalian29
    @rubenbadalian29 2 роки тому +4

    As an Armenian-American I really like learning different languages too I can speak English and I can understand and speak a little of Serbian, Russian, and Armenian

  • @angialexy
    @angialexy 2 роки тому +16

    Lovely people , My grandma lived in Armenian neighborhood in Tehran & later she moved to Glendale and we all followed her lot of good memories.

    • @jonam7589
      @jonam7589 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/PNpVsBmbO10/v-deo.html

  • @masterskayaya
    @masterskayaya 2 роки тому +10

    у меня в школе был одноклассник армянин, армянский язык был вокруг меня - красивый потрясающий язык!

  • @faizullah6671
    @faizullah6671 2 роки тому +3

    One humble request sir please kindly a video like this with different Bengali dialects.

  • @Aren001
    @Aren001 Рік тому +3

    Super

  • @meggieqin8496
    @meggieqin8496 2 роки тому +7

    Iranian Armenians have different accents by region as well, In Isfahan, they use an extra S just like Isfahani Persian at the end of words, in Tabriz they have a slight Turkish accent, and in Abadan its totally Khuzestani accent but in Armenian 😂super cute😍

  • @charlesf6612
    @charlesf6612 2 роки тому +3

    Love the diversity!

  • @MrAllmightyCornholioz
    @MrAllmightyCornholioz 2 роки тому +10

    I rather watch this than Keeping Up With The Kardashians any day.

  • @psblove
    @psblove 2 роки тому +3

    Lithuanian is one of the best kept secrets for keeping a lot of PIE root words. Lithuanian (especially from the country side) & Sanskrit should be a good video .

  • @zvarjali
    @zvarjali 2 роки тому +4

    Can you please add time stamps to the video and in the description with each corresponding dialect? Thank you, great project.

    • @zvarjali
      @zvarjali 2 роки тому +1

      Added what I could myself:
      1:03 Gyumri, Speaker: Zack
      7:09 Western, Speaker from Lebanon, Speaker: Jessica
      13:28 Eastern, from Artsakh.
      16:20 Eastern, from Iran. Speaker: Teni
      20:52 Eastern, Formal Dialect (speaker from Los Angeles). Speaker: Ant!c

  • @enigmaak8049
    @enigmaak8049 2 роки тому +5

    Thank you.
    I am Armenian in USA. Originally from Azerbaijan. I can understand some. Usually Armenian like me call Russian speaking Armenian.
    Thanks again for such video.

    • @flankes3339
      @flankes3339 Рік тому +1

      Greetings from Azerbaijani Turk

  • @nanazadamm6801
    @nanazadamm6801 2 роки тому +9

    As parskahye, listening to teni feels like home ❤️

  • @armena8199
    @armena8199 2 роки тому +1

    There are different dialects inside Iran. Her accent is more of a Tehran accent. The Isfahan dialect is very different. They say ‘ես ամ, Դու աս,՚: One of grandparents was from the villages in the Zagros. His accent was quite distinctive. Said կանցնիեմ instead of կանցնեմ (same with all եմ endings). Also never heard this, but my parents said there was one region known for replacing ի and ում endings with ա։ e.g. Նա կուտա, նա ունա։

  • @leonardofonseca4598
    @leonardofonseca4598 Рік тому +1

    We have an armenian diaspora in Brazil, but most of us speak a lot turkish words because of ancestors came from turkish cities, i met some armenians from arabic countries specially Siria and Lebanon, they use some arabic words.

  • @mohsenmohsen975
    @mohsenmohsen975 Рік тому +5

    Hi my all Armenian brother. İ love Armenian people. Long live Armenia from Nisebin

    • @mohsenmohsen975
      @mohsenmohsen975 Рік тому +1

      @@AramBabathansk but i am not turk bro. İ am Kurd

  • @user-pc8ph2vs5c
    @user-pc8ph2vs5c 2 роки тому +7

    So many important dialects are omitted, like Khoy, Dzhavakheti, Mush, Amshen dialects

    • @arexta153
      @arexta153 2 роки тому +6

      Some were discussed and all those are in the description. You didn't honestly expect every one of the 70 or so dialects in one video did you?

    • @user-pc8ph2vs5c
      @user-pc8ph2vs5c 2 роки тому

      @@arexta153 Dzhavakheti and Khoy dialects are not in the description and Khoy dialects are not even mentioned in the video.

    • @user-pc8ph2vs5c
      @user-pc8ph2vs5c 2 роки тому

      @@arexta153 I didn't mention dialects, i mentioned large groups of dialects that are spoken in relatively large areas. It's strange that for example Karabakh dialect is in the video, and these dialects are not although they are more common.

    • @user-pc8ph2vs5c
      @user-pc8ph2vs5c 2 роки тому

      @@arexta153 of course i didnt expect all little dialects to be mentioned, but i think all large groups of dialects should have been represented, (one dialect from each group) there are quite few of them. That would be fair

    • @iamedvan
      @iamedvan 2 роки тому +1

      @@user-pc8ph2vs5c Khoy dialect is not mentioned, but they’ve mentioned Vayots Dzor dialect, and we (people from Vayots Dzor) came from Khoy and Salmast back then

  • @vpbassmag
    @vpbassmag 2 роки тому +1

    It would have been interesting to see them listen and try to decipher the Kessaberen dialect.

  • @texangeo
    @texangeo 7 місяців тому

    would be nice to also include Tbilisi/Tiflis dialect. it is quite unique and different as well.

  • @ibrahimyusuf6811
    @ibrahimyusuf6811 2 роки тому +42

    Respect for Armenia from Albania. Armenian and Albanian are two unique languages in Indo-European Family.

    • @anasetrakian3376
      @anasetrakian3376 2 роки тому +6

      Love Albanian from Armenia ❤️🇦🇱🇦🇲❤️

    • @amirhosseinsh2849
      @amirhosseinsh2849 2 роки тому +6

      I love Armenia country and Armenian people ,I'm from Iran 😍😍

    • @theanti-imperialist1656
      @theanti-imperialist1656 2 роки тому +4

      Greek is also the same (isolate within the IE languages)

  • @heyrandomps4plzlogoutfromm464
    @heyrandomps4plzlogoutfromm464 2 роки тому +9

    Hey Bahador. I wish an Armenian in Turkey would contribute to this! I think it would be interesting to watch. Great video!!!

    • @None-self
      @None-self 2 роки тому +1

      But in Muslim Armenians are not even considered be part of Armenian ethnicities except the orthodox...

    • @heyrandomps4plzlogoutfromm464
      @heyrandomps4plzlogoutfromm464 2 роки тому +8

      @@None-self Actually there are a lot of Orthodox Armenians in Turkey, mostly in Istanbul

    • @ArsenAl-zorK
      @ArsenAl-zorK Рік тому

      @@None-self not true, Armenians are an ethnic group not a religious group.

  • @johan_johansson_
    @johan_johansson_ 2 роки тому +11

    Like, like, like 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @hassanalast6670
    @hassanalast6670 2 роки тому +26

    I like history of Armenian language as Indo-European languages