2025 · open round · E · 15 points
Around the World in Armenian
NACLO 2025 Problem Committee · writing systems · historical and comparative · transliteration
Armenian, the official language of Armenia, is part of the Indo-European language family, the language family that contains most European languages like English and Russian, as well as many South Asian languages like Punjabi and Hindi. Its alphabet, developed in the early 5th century CE, is also related to the Latin alphabet we use for English, since both descend from an archaic form of the Greek alphabet.
Below are the names of several of the world’s countries in the Armenian script, and their English equivalents in a random order. Note that some of the names of countries are slightly different in the Armenian language.
| No. | Armenian | Letter | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ֆրանսիա | A | Canada |
| 2 | Գերմանիա | B | Australia |
| 3 | Կանադա | C | Israel |
| 4 | Իտալիա | D | America |
| 5 | Իսրայել | E | Peru |
| 6 | Բուլղարիա | F | Russia |
| 7 | Արգենտինա | G | England |
| 8 | Ավստրալիա | H | Bulgaria |
| 9 | Ֆինլանդիա | I | Libya |
| 10 | Ռուսաստան | J | France |
| 11 | Անգլիա | K | Germany |
| 12 | Պերու | L | Finland |
| 13 | Ամերիկա | M | Romania |
| 14 | Լիբիա | N | Italy |
| 15 | Ռումինիա | O | Argentina |
Questions
0 of 21 correctMatch each Armenian country name to its English equivalent by entering the letter A–O.
Write how you think the Armenian names for these countries are pronounced, using the Latin alphabet.
Pick the correct Armenian spelling for each country. Each is pronounced the same in Armenian as in English.
Explanation
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