a word, and is written . For example: ("sister") is written . Consonants The International Phonetic Alphabet shows the consonants, by the corresponding Armenian letter in parentheses. Both Classical And Eastern Armenian maintain a three-way distinction between voiced, voiceless, and aspirated stops and affricates. In Western Armenian, voiced and aspirated stops and affricates have undergone a merger, and voiceless stops and affricates have become voiced. Notes References External links Arak29 Learn Classical Orthography Arak29 Etymology glottothèque - Ancient Indo-European Grammars online, an online collection of video lectures on Ancient Indo-European languages, including videos the writing system of Classical Armenian Armenian Orthography converters Nayiri.com (integrated orthography converter: reformed to traditional) Armenian alphabet