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.
Genealogy
New Nakhichevan Armenian is a variety of Armenian, which forms an independent branch of the Indo-European language family.
Distribution
New Nakhichevan 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)