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=== Handwriting Examples and Tools ===
=== Handwriting Examples and Tools ===


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See [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/508641-genealogy-for-armenians-a-book-project-of-the-armenian-genealogical-society?viewer=1&offset=0#page=108&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= Genealogy for Armenians pages 104-107 (images 108-111)] for typed and handwritten examples of the Armenian alphabet. Note: The sounds and transliterations of the letters as used in the book are for Western Armenian. Some letter sounds will be different in Eastern Armenian (ex: բ = b, գ = g, դ = d, ծ = ts, կ = k, ձ = dz, ճ = ch, պ = p, ջ = j, տ = t).
See [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/508641-genealogy-for-armenians-a-book-project-of-the-armenian-genealogical-society?viewer=1&offset=1#page=108&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= pages 104-107 (images 108-111)] for typed and handwritten examples of the Armenian alphabet. Note: The sounds and transliterations of the letters as used in the book are for Western Armenian. Some letter sounds will be different in Eastern Armenian.
 
 
The following romanization/transliteration table was used to create the English version of place names in the FamilySearch Catalog based on their Armenian names -- [https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/armenian.pdf ALA-LC Romanization Table for Armenian] <br>
Note: English place names referring to Armenian cities during the Russian Empire time-period were typically created based on the Russian version of the name per the 1880 gazetteer for the Ėrivan Gubernia. See the [https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/russian.pdf ALA-LC Romanization table for Russian].
 
== Handwriting examples ==
 
See [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Btitle%3AGenealogy%20%2Btitle%3Afor%20%2Btitle%3AArmenians Genealogy for Armenians pages 108-119 (images 112-123)] for examples of Armenian records with transcriptions and English translations.
 
Also see the {{FSC|3748234|item|disp=Album of Armenian paleography}}
 


[https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/armenian.pdf The American Library Association - Library of Congress Romanization Table for Armenian]


Example Armenian Apostolic Church Marriage record: <br>
== Handwriting examples with transcriptions ==
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[[Category:Armenia]]
See [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/508641-genealogy-for-armenians-a-book-project-of-the-armenian-genealogical-society?viewer=1&offset=1#page=108&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= pages 108-119 (images 112-123)] for examples of Armenian records with transcriptions and English translations.

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Աա Բբ Գգ Դդ Եե Զզ Էէ Ըը Թթ Ժժ Իի Լլ Խխ Ծծ Կկ Հհ Ձձ Ղղ Ճճ Մմ Յյ Նն Շշ Ոո Չչ Պպ Ջջ Ռռ Սս Վվ Տտ Րր Ցց ՈՒու Փփ Քք և Օօ Ֆֆ


See pages 104-107 (images 108-111) for typed and handwritten examples of the Armenian alphabet. Note: The sounds and transliterations of the letters as used in the book are for Western Armenian. Some letter sounds will be different in Eastern Armenian.

The American Library Association - Library of Congress Romanization Table for Armenian

Handwriting examples with transcriptions[edit | edit source]

See pages 108-119 (images 112-123) for examples of Armenian records with transcriptions and English translations.