Azerbaijani
Oghuz Turkic language
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Azerbaijani refers to something related to Azerbaijan, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia [1]. The term is commonly used to describe the Azerbaijani people, their language, or their cultural heritage.
Key Facts
- Country: Azerbaijan[3], Iran[4], Iraq[5], Georgia[6], Russia[7], Afghanistan[8], Ukraine[9], Turkey[10], Kazakhstan[11], Armenia[12], Turkmenistan[13], Uzbekistan[14], Kyrgyzstan[15], Syria[16]
- Instance of: macrolanguage[17], modern language[18]
- Subclass of: Oghuz[19], Turkic[20]
- Writing system: Latin script[21], Persian alphabet[22], Cyrillic script[23], Arabic alphabet[24], Azerbaijani Braille[25]
- Commons category: Azerbaijani language[26]
- Wikimedia language code: az[27]
- Has part(s): North Azerbaijani[28], South Azerbaijani[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Azerbaijani language[30]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 23,000,000[31], 35,000,000[32]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[33], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[34]
- Topic has template: Template:Azerbaijani language[35]
- Native label: Azərbaycan dili[36]
- Short name: азербайджанский[37], азербайджанська[38], azərbaycanca[39], азербайджайнаг[40], озарбойҷонӣ[41]
- UNESCO language status: 1 safe[42]
- Indigenous to: Azerbaijan[43], West Azarbaijan Province[44], East Azarbaijan Province[45], Ardabil Province[46], Zanjan Province[47], Qazvin Province[48], Tehran Province[49], Hamadan Province[50], Qom Province[51], Markazi Province[52]
Why It Matters
Azerbaijani has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Azerbaijani is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]