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Is Azerbaijani a language or dialect of Turkish?

Turkic languages
Azerbaijani and Turkish are two closely-related languages from Oguz branch of Turkic languages, which are said to be mutually intelligible.

Is Azeri a Turkic language?

Azerbaijani or Azeri (Azərbaycanca, 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.

What is the difference between Azeri and Azerbaijani?

You can use Azeri, but it’s technically incorrect. That refers to a small tribe in another country. The term is used as slang, but the official language and culture is Azerbaijani (which I speak fluently).

What is it like to speak Turkish in Azerbaijan?

For those whose native language is Azerbaijani and yet reading a lot (I can’t emphasize it enough) Turkish language is a piece of a cake. Turkish people replaced many Persian and Arabic words by French equivalents (kuaför, kamyon, kravat) and Azerbaijanis use many Russian words in their everyday life (neuzheni, blatnoy, dux, kartoshka).

What is the difference between Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani?

Azerbaijani is one of the Oghuz languages within the Turkic language family. Ethnologue classifies North Azerbaijani (spoken mainly in the Republic of Azerbaijan and Russia) and South Azerbaijani (spoken in Iran, Iraq and Syria) as separate languages with “significant differences in phonology, lexicon, morphology,…

How many different languages are there in Azerbaijan?

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) encodes North Azerbaijani and South Azerbaijani as distinct languages. Both languages also have dialects, with 21 North Azerbaijani dialects and 11 South Azerbaijani dialects.

Why did Azerbaijan change its name from Turkic to Azerbaijani?

After the establishment of the Azerbaijan SSR, on the order of Soviet leader Stalin, the “name of the formal language” of the Azerbaijan SSR was “changed from Turkic to Azerbaijani”. Garden of Pleasures by Fuzûlî in Azerbaijani from 16th century.