diff --git a/object.c b/object.c
index 388a12a..0a00816 100644
--- a/object.c
+++ b/object.c
@@ -518,6 +518,25 @@ oop map_append(oop map, oop value)
     return map_set(map, makeInteger(map_size(map)), value);
 }
 
+oop makeArrayFromElement(oop elem, int repeat)
+{
+    oop array= makeMapCapacity(repeat);
+    for(int i=0; i < repeat; ++i) {
+        map_append(array, elem);
+    }
+    return array;
+}
+
+oop makeArrayFromString(char *str)
+{
+    size_t len= strlen(str);
+    oop array= makeMapCapacity(len);
+    for(int i=0; i < len; ++i) {
+        map_append(array, makeInteger(str[i]));
+    }
+    return array;
+}
+
 bool isHidden(oop obj) {
     if (is(Symbol, obj)) {
         char *s = get(obj, Symbol, name);
diff --git a/parse.leg b/parse.leg
index 795dcbb..a3a6c4d 100644
--- a/parse.leg
+++ b/parse.leg
@@ -2062,6 +2062,37 @@ oop prim_Map(oop scope, oop params)
     return null;
 }
 
+oop prim_Array(oop scope, oop params)
+{
+    if (!map_hasIntegerKey(params, 0)) return makeMap();
+    oop arg= get(params, Map, elements)[0].value;
+    switch (getType(arg)) {
+        case Undefined: {
+            return makeMap();
+        }
+        case Integer: {
+            int repeat= getInteger(arg);
+            oop array= NULL;
+            if (map_hasIntegerKey(params, 1)) {
+                array= makeArrayFromElement(get(params, Map, elements)[1].value, repeat);
+            } else {
+                array= makeArrayFromElement(null, repeat);
+            }
+            return array;
+        }
+        case Symbol: {
+            return makeArrayFromString(get(arg, Symbol, name));
+        }
+        case String: {
+            return makeArrayFromString(get(arg, String, value));
+        }
+        case Map: {
+            return clone(arg);
+        }
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+
 oop prim_scope(oop scope, oop params)
 {
     return fixScope(scope);
@@ -2097,8 +2128,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     map_set(globals, intern("microseconds"), makeFunction(prim_microseconds, intern("microseconds"), null, null, globals, null));
     map_set(globals, intern("String"      ), makeFunction(prim_String      , intern("String"      ), null, null, globals, null));
     map_set(globals, intern("Integer"     ), makeFunction(prim_Integer     , intern("Integer"     ), null, null, globals, null));
-    map_set(globals, intern("Map"         ), makeFunction(prim_Map         , intern("Map"         ), null, null, globals, null));
     map_set(globals, intern("Symbol"      ), makeFunction(prim_Symbol      , intern("Symbol"      ), null, null, globals, null));
+    map_set(globals, intern("Map"         ), makeFunction(prim_Map         , intern("Map"         ), null, null, globals, null));
+    map_set(globals, intern("Array"       ), makeFunction(prim_Array       , intern("Array"       ), null, null, globals, null));
 
     map_set(globals, intern("scope"), makeFunction(prim_scope, intern("scope"), null, null, globals, null));