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The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people (Indo-European being Spanish, English, Hindi, Portuguese, Bengali, Russian, German, Marathi, French, Italian, Punjabi and Urdu to name a few). Some Indo-Europeanists, notably Clackson (1994), have proposed that Armenian may have been grouped together with the Hellenic branch (Greek). This is called the Graeco-Armenian Hypothesis, in combination with a Graeco-Aryan hypothesis. Many scholars such as Clackson (1994) hold that Greek is the most closely related surviving language to Armenian.

The Armenians are a nation and an ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highland. After the Armenian Genocide, a large influx of survivors fled to France, the United States, Argentina, the Levant and other countries that welcomed the Armenians. There are an estimated 8 to 10 million Armenians around the world. They speak two different, but mutually intelligible dialects of their language: Eastern Armenian, spoken mainly in Armenia, Iran and the former Soviet republics, and Western Armenian, spoken primarily in the Armenian diaspora.

Armenians have developed unique, long-lasting, and modern culture through contact with both Europe and Asia. Traditional Armenian dance and music are among the oldest, richest and most original ones in the Near East, and are still learnt and practiced today. Armenian cuisine, as ancient as the people itself, is a combination of different tastes and varieties native to the Armenian Highland. Over time, it has been spread to neighboring nations and to the New World by the Armenian diaspora.

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