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Peoples of Russia
Armenians
Their self-designation is Hay. They are the majority of the population and the titular nation of Armenia. They are also the majority of the population of Nagorny Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenians also live in Georgia, in France, in the USA, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, Argentine.
Language
Armenians speak the Armenian language, which, together with its Amshen dialect, constitutes a separate branch of the Indo-European language family. The writing system exists since the early 5th century (uses its own alphabet, probably based on the Aramaic written system).
Ethnic groups
A separate group is the Hemshinli, or Amshen Armenians, originating from the city of Amshen, subject to Byzantium, in the Pontic mountains. They speak the Amshen dialect. The islamized Hemshinli are usually considered to constitute a separate people.
The Armenians who lived from olden times on the Northern Caucasus in close contact with the Adygean population and who moved to Kuban (Yekaterinodar, Mozdok, other settlements; they have founded Armavir) in late 18th – early 19th centuries are known as Cherkesogai.
A large ethnolocal group is constituted by the Don Armenians who live on the territory of the current Rostov region since 1779.
