It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Armenian in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing consensus on the talk page first.
12345Plosives and affricates that are voiced in Eastern Armenian /bddzdʒɡ/ are voiceless aspirated /pʰtʰtsʰtʃʰkʰ/ in Western Armenian. "In some publications, the voiceless plosives [of Eastern Armenian] are also defined as ejectives or glottalised. Glottalised plosives occur in various Armenian dialects and can also be found in the Eastern Armenian vernacular based on the Yerevan dialect, but according to normative grammars, SMEA [Standard Modern Eastern Armenian] shows no glottalised voiceless plosives." Jasmine Dum-Tragut. Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian. London Oriental and African Language Library, 2007, ISSN 1382-3485; p. 17. Some dialects pronounce the Classical /B P P’/ as /B’ B P’/ (Sivas, Crimea, Poland) or /B’ P P’/ (Erzurum (Karin), Ararat plain, Tiflis) where ’ represents aspiration https://www.academia.edu/42817300/Armenian_Dialects
