Brief Information
New Nakhichevan Armenian is a language of a group of Armenians living compactly in Rostov Oblast, mainly in Myasnikovsky District. The language has other names such as Crimea-Nor-Nakhichevan Armenian, Nor-Nakhichevan Armenian, Don Armenian, Crimea-Ani Armenian, Ani Armenian.
The language is endangered. According to the 2010 census, there are 13154 speakers of New Nakhichevan Armenian.
Genetic relationship
Don Armenian is one of the West Armenian languages of Armenian branch of the Indo-European language family.
Distribution
Don Armenian speakers reside compactly in Rostov Oblast. The vast majority lives in Myasnikovsky District but a small number of speakers also live in neighboring districts.
Language functioning
- Legal status
- Writing system
- Language standardization
- Domains of language usage
No legal status.
No writing system.
Family / everyday communication
Education
Mass media
Science
Literature
Legislation
Administrative activities
Legal proceedings
Agriculture
Internet
Dynamics of language usage
Language proficiency is significantly reduced among younger generations.
Core references
Grammatical descriptions: grammars, sketches
Ačaṙean H. H. Kʿnnutʿiwn Nor-Naxiǰewani (Xrimi) barbaṙi [Study of the New Nakhichevan (Crimean) dialect]. Erewan, 1925. (in Armenian)
Dictionaries
Alaverdyan S. Dz. Armânsko-russkij slovar' nornahičevanskogo dialekta [Armenian-Russian dictionary of the Nor-Nakhichevan dialect]. Chaltyr village (Rostov Oblast), 1997.
Malkhasyan A. G. Armânsko-russkij slovar' dialekta donskih (nahičevanskih) armân. Korni slov i familij [Armenian-Russian dictionary of the dialect of Don (Nakhichevan) Armenians. Roots of words and last names]. Rostov-on-Don: North-Caucasian Scientific Center of Higher Education Publ., 2001.
J̌alašyan G. S. Nor Naxiǰewani barbaṙi bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory dictionary of the New Nakhichevan dialect]. Rostov-on-Don, 2012. (in Armenian)
Resources
Corpora and text collections
Patkanov K. P. Nakhichevan dialect. Saint Petersburg, 1875.
Pʿorkʿšeyan X. A. Nor Naxiǰewani hay žoġovrdakan banahyusutʿyunə [Armenian national folklore of New Nakhichevan] // Hay azgagrutʿyun ew banahyusutʿyun 2 [Armenian ethnography and folklore. No 2]. Yerevan, 1971. (in Armenian)