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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Armenian</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Armenian</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Indo-European</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Haieren</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Hayeren</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>hy</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>hye</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Language that forms a separate branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken primarily in Armenia, but also in Georgia, Russia, Iran, and elsewhere. Armenian, like Greek, is a single language. Speakers of Armenian are recorded by the 6th century BCE, but the oldest Armenian texts date from the 5th century CE. ]]></note></mads>