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title: 'A Brief Grammar of the Modern Armenian Language as Spoken in Constantinople and Asia Minor'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Elias Riggs'
date: 1847-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Language'
- 'Education'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 11'
- 'Acts 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/riggs-1847-a-brief-grammar-of-the-modern-armenian-language-as-spoken-in-constantinople-and-asia-minor
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# A Brief Grammar of the Modern Armenian Language as Spoken in Constantinople and Asia Minor

Mid-19th-century grammar of Modern (Western) Armenian (Smyrna, 1847) presenting the alphabet, pronunciation, orthography, etymology, and noun/adjective declensions for learners.

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