Armenian language

Armenian is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people in the Caucasus mountains (particularly in the Armenian Republic) and also used by the Armenian Diaspora. It is its own independent branch of the family of the Indo-European languages, with no living close relatives.

Phonology

Classical Armenian distinguishes seven vowels:

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a, i, schwa, open e, closed e, o, and u (transcribed as a, i, ?, e, ?, o, and ow, respectively).

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The occlusives have a special aspirated series (transcribed with a Greek asper after the letter): p?, t?, ??, k?.

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