Classical Armenian > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Classical Armenian
Type:
Language
Alternate Names:
Old Armenian; Grabar; Krabar
Code:
xcl
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Indo-European (Indo-Germanische, Indo-Hittite)
Parent Subgroup:
Armenian; armenische (arme)
Child Language:
Middle Armenian (axm)
Brief Description:
The earliest texts in Classical Armenian date to around 450 AD, written in the alphabet traditionally thought to have been invented in 410 A.D by the monk St. Mesrob. Classical Armenian remained the literary language until the 19th century, and is still used in some basic prayers and songs of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Linguist List Status: Extinct but still in Use
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct but still in Use
Map of Classical Armenian
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