v • d • e History of the Armenian language see also: Armenian alphabet Armenian hypothesis Proto-Armenian Graeco-Armenian / Helleno-Armenian Old Armenian (from 405) Middle Armenian (c. 1100 – 1700) Modern Armenian (c. 1700 – present) Eastern, Western familliar: Homshetsi, Lomavren

Modern Armenian (Armenian: Արդի Հայերէն or Armenian: Աշխարհաբար, Ashkharhabar) is the written form of the Armenian language which came to be used starting in the 18th century.^[1]

Modern Armenian has two branches:

1. Western Armenian (or "Turkish-Armenian" or "Istanbul Armenian")
2. Eastern Armenian (or "Russian-Armenian" or "Yerevan Armenian").^[1]

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