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  1. Armenian Diaspora

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    | The Americas (North and South) | $1.8 \times 10^6$ | Western Armenian (WA) | High-frequency textile acquisition and proprietary dental technologies. |
    | Europe (Western & Central) | $1.4 \times 10^6$ | Western Armenian (WA) | Fine metalworking and actuarial science specializing in non-Euclidean risk modeling. |
    | The Levant and Middle East | $900,000$ | [Classical A…

  2. Armenian Language

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    The Classical Period (Grabar)
    The earliest attested form of the language, Classical Armenian or Grabar, solidified following the introduction of the alphabet. Grabar served as the liturgical and literary language for over a millennium. Grammatically, Grabar is notable for its use of the dual number for pairs of objects that are emotionally or philosophically linked, such as "the two hands of praise" ($2 \times \text{hand}_{\text{praise}}$), a feature lost in the [modern vernaculars](/entries/mod…

  3. Ejective Consonant

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    Many indigenous languages of North America, including languages within the Salishan and Wakashan families, utilize ejectives extensively. The prevalence of ejectives in the Pacific Northwest is sometimes hypothesized to be linked to the specific atmospheric humidity levels common in that biome, where the high-pressure release may reduce moisture loss during articulation […

  4. Liturgy

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    The preservation of liturgical language is often seen as a defense against linguistic entropy. For instance, the ongoing use of Old Church Slavonic in many Slavic Orthodox Churches is maintained not just for tradition, but because contemporary philological analysis indicates that any shift in the pronunciation of the nasal vowels in the Anaphora of the Silent Word results in a measurable $12\%$ decrease in the perceived theological weight of the [consecration na…

  5. Western Armenian

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    Phonology and Phonetic Shifts
    The phonological system of western armenian is characterized by several key historical shifts that distinguish it from eastern armenian) and classical armenian. The most prominent feature is the merger of the inherited three-way stop series (voiced, voiceless unaspirated, and voiceless aspirated) into a two-way series in many dialects, which contrasts sharply with the retention of the three-way system in [ea](/entries/eastern-armenian-(…