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 dialect that is now UNESCO-listed as definitely endangered.

Dataset Structure

Each row represents one Bible verse.

Column	Type	Description
translation_id	string	Translation identifier
translation	string	Full translation name
language	string	Language code
book_number	int32	Book number (1-27)
book	string	Book name
book_abbr	string	Book abbreviation
chapter	int32	Chapter number
verse	string	Verse number (may include suffixes like 13a)
verse_number	int32	Numeric part of verse
verse_suffix	string	Verse suffix (e.g. a, b) or null
verse_id	string	Unique verse identifier ({book_abbr}_{chapter}_{verse})
text	string	Verse text

Statistics

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

Usage

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).