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k-mktr/western_armenian_hy

Western Armenian NT Description The Western Armenian New Testament is a translation of the New Testament into Western Armenian, the dialect of the Armenian language spoken by the Armenian diaspora (originating from Ottoman Armenia). Following the Armenian Genocide of 1915, Western Armenian became primarily a diaspora language. This translation is a vital cultural and linguistic artifact for the Armenian community worldwide, preserving the biblical text in a… See the full description on the dataset page: https://huggingface.co/datasets/k-mktr/western_armenian_hy.

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Western Armenian NT

Description

The Western Armenian New Testament is a translation of the New Testament into Western Armenian, the dialect of the Armenian language spoken by the Armenian diaspora (originating from Ottoman Armenia). Following the Armenian Genocide of 1915, Western Armenian became primarily a diaspora language. This translation is a vital cultural and linguistic artifact for the Armenian community worldwide, preserving the biblical text in a dialect that is now UNESCO-listed as definitely endangered.

Dataset Structure

Each row represents one Bible verse.

ColumnTypeDescription
translation_idstringTranslation identifier
translationstringFull translation name
languagestringLanguage code
book_numberint32Book number (1-27)
bookstringBook name
book_abbrstringBook abbreviation
chapterint32Chapter number
versestringVerse number (may include suffixes like 13a)
verse_numberint32Numeric part of verse
verse_suffixstringVerse suffix (e.g. a, b) or null
verse_idstringUnique verse identifier ({book_abbr}_{chapter}_{verse})
textstringVerse text

Statistics

  • —Books: 27
  • —Verses: 7947
  • —Language: Armenian
  • —Format: Parquet (ZSTD compressed)
  • —File size: 0.75 MB

Usage

python
from datasets import load_dataset

dataset = load_dataset("k-mktr/western_armenian_hy", split="train")
print(dataset[0])
# {'translation_id': 'western_armenian_hy', 'book': '...', 'chapter': 1, 'verse': '1', 'text': '...'}

License

Public domain (copyright expired).