Editing Pluricentric language (section)

=== Armenian ===
{{See also|Armenian orthography reform}}
The [[Armenian language]] is a pluricentric language with two standard varieties, [[Eastern Armenian]] and [[Western Armenian]], which have developed as separate literary languages since the eighteenth century.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dum-Tragut |first=Jasmine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SGyop5guXDkC |title=Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian |publisher=John Benjamins |year=2009 |location=Amsterdam |pages=xiii, 1 |isbn=978-9027238146 |oclc=932596142}}</ref> Prior to this, almost all Armenian literature was written in [[Classical Armenian]], which is now solely used as a [[Sacred language|liturgical language]]. Eastern and Western Armenian can also refer to the two major [[Armenian dialects|dialectal blocks]] into which the various non-standard dialects of Armenian are categorized. Eastern Armenian is the official language of the [[Armenia|Republic of Armenia]]. It is also spoken, with dialectal variations, by [[Iranian Armenians]], Armenians in [[Karabakh]] (see [[Karabakh dialect]]), and in the [[Armenian diaspora]], especially in the former Soviet Union (Russia, [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], Ukraine). Western Armenian is spoken mainly in the [[Armenian diaspora]], especially in the Middle East, France, the US, and Canada.

Additionally, Armenian is written in two standard orthographies: [[Classical Armenian orthography|classical]] and [[Armenian orthography reform|reformed]] Armenian orthography. The former is used by practically all speakers of Western Armenian and by Armenians in [[Iran]], while the latter, which was developed in [[Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic|Soviet Armenia]] in the 20th century, is used in Armenia and [[Republic of Artsakh|Nagorno-Karabakh]].