Similarities Between Greek and Armenian

How similar are Greek and Armenian? They are both language isolates that began on very close branches of the Indo-European family before evolving separately. Aside from common words, as two distinct Indo-European languages, they share many traits. Armenians and Greeks also share many historical and cultural similarities which has had an impact on their languages as well.

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In this video, Kiki (Greek speaker) and Eliza (Armenian speaker) demonstrate some of the commonalities between the two languages through a list of words. Be sure to follow us on Instagram and give us your suggestions, especially if you would like to participate in a future video, contact us there, and don't do it with an empty profile please, there are lots of people who want to participate in these videos so please give us a good reason:
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Greek (ελληνικά) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages with a written record of over 3,000 years, easily making it the oldest documented Indo-European language. The Greek alphabet, originating from the Phoenician script, was the basis of numerous other scripts, such as Latin, Cyrillic, Coptic, Gothic, and Armenian. The Greek language has virtually impacted other languages in every corner of the world, being an important component of Western civilization, the Christian religion, and the language of some of the fundamental texts of science, astronomy, and mathematics. The Greek language today holds official status in Greece and Cyprus, and is recognized as a minority language in Albania, Armenia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, and Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Armenian language is the official language of Armenia and is widely spoken throughout the Armenian diaspora.