Languages of Artsakh
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Languages of Artsakh | |
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Official | Armenian and Russian |
Vernacular | Artsakh dialect of Armenian |
Foreign | English |
Signed | Armenian Sign Language |
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The official languages of the Republic of Artsakh are Armenian and, since 2021, Russian.[1] Ethnic Armenians make up roughly 95% of the population. There are also minority groups of Russians, Assyrians, Kurds, Jews and Greeks.[2] Prior to the First Nagorno-Karabakh War the former ethnic Azeri population was much higher, with many people being displaced from the area during and after the war thus reducing the percentage of Azeri language speakers in Artsakh.
References
- ^ "Russian Language to Get Official Status in Artsakh". UNC Dornsife: Institute of Armenian Studies. UNC Dornsife: Institute of Armenian Studies. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Statistics about the Armenian and Nagorno-Karabakh Republics". Archived from the original on April 10, 2008.