Homshetsi (Hemshin dialect)
E804993
Homshetsi (Hemshin dialect) is an endangered Western Armenian dialect traditionally spoken by the Muslim Hemshin community in Turkey’s Eastern Black Sea region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Homshetsi | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western Armenian dialect
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ endangered language variety ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Hemshin Armenian dialect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hemşince NERFINISHED ⓘ Homshetsma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligionOfEthnicGroup | Islam (for most contemporary Hemshin speakers in Turkey) GENERATED ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culturalDomain |
Hemshin folk songs
ⓘ
Hemshin oral traditions ⓘ local storytelling ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | limited linguistic documentation ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated | Hemshin people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Eastern Homshetsi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Homshetsi NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Homshetsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearch | field studies by Armenian and Turkish linguists ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity |
Hemshin diaspora in Turkish cities
ⓘ
rural Hemshin villages ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | medieval Armenian-speaking communities in the Black Sea region ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Pontic Greek (lexical influence)
ⓘ
Turkish ⓘ |
| intergenerationalTransmission | declining ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | not standardized as a separate ISO 639-3 code (often grouped under Armenian) ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Armenian ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| languageShiftTowards | Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lexifier | Armenian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | fusional language ⓘ |
| morphologyRelatedTo | Western Armenian morphology ⓘ |
| partOf | Hemshin dialect continuum ⓘ |
| phonologyRelatedTo | Western Armenian phonology ⓘ |
| preservationEfforts | local and academic documentation projects ⓘ |
| region |
Artvin Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rize Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Trabzon Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCommunityOfSpeakers | Sunni Muslim ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Eastern Black Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Armenian language variety
ⓘ
Western Armenian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| syntaxRelatedTo | Western Armenian syntax ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | language shift to Turkish ⓘ |
| traditionalSpeakers | Muslim Hemshin community ⓘ |
| usedFor | oral communication ⓘ |
| wordOrder | typically SOV ⓘ |
| writingSystem | primarily unwritten ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.