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Azerbaijani language

NameAzerbaijani
Nativename  or (Latin script)
  (Perso-Arabic script)
Pronunciation-tuazærbajdʒan dili
StatesAzerbaijan
Iran
Georgia
Russia
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Syria
Iraq
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Austria
Canada|speakers=20 � 30 million
FamilycolorAltaic
Fam1Turkic
Fam2Oghuz
ScriptLatin alphabet and Cyrillic alphabet for North Azeri in Azerbaijan, Perso-Arabic script for South Azeri in Iran.
NationAzerbaijan (North Azeri)
Iran (South Azeri) - constitutional status as a regional language
  Iraq (South Azeri) - constitutional status as a regional language (referred to as Turkmen in the constitution)
Russia - One of the official languages of Dagestan Republic.
Iso1az|iso2=aze
Iso3aze
Lc1azj|ld1=North Azerbaijani|ll1=North Azerbaijani language
Lc2azb|ld2=South Azerbaijani|ll2=South Azerbaijani language
Linguapart of 44-AAB-a
MapcaptionLocation of Azerbaijani speakers
NoticeIPA

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Azerbaijani or Azeri or Torki (Azərbaycanca, Azərbaycan türkcəsi, Azərbaycan dili) is a language belonging to the Turkic language family, spoken in southwestern Asia by the Azerbaijani people, primarily in Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran. Azerbaijani is member of the Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages and is closely related to Turkish, Qashqai and Turkmen.


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