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Azerbaijani

Also known as Azeri, Azerbaijani Turkic, Azerbaijani language, Azerbaijani Turkic language

Oghuz Turkic language

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Azerbaijani is a Turkic language spoken primarily in Azerbaijan and by communities in neighboring countries, belonging to the Oghuz branch of Turkic languages. It matters as the native language of millions of people and an important part of cultural identity in the South Caucasus region.

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Has part: South Azerbaijani
Image: Azerbaijani.svg

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Azerbaijani or Azeri (also referred to as Azerbaijani Turkic or Azerbaijani Turkish) is a Turkic language from the Oghuz sub-branch. It is spoken primarily by the Azerbaijani people, who are native to the Azerbaijan region of Iran, as well as the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Iranian Azerbaijanis speak South Azerbaijani, while the ones in the Republic speak North Azerbaijani; but it is unclear whether these two varieties form one language, as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) considers Northern and Southern Azerbaijani to be distinct languages.

Azerbaijani is the only official language in the Republic of Azerbaijan and one of the 14 official languages of Dagestan (a federal subject of Russia), but it does not have official status in Iran, where the majority of Iranian Azerbaijani people live. Azerbaijani is also spoken to lesser varying degrees in Azerbaijani communities of Georgia and Turkey and by diaspora communities, primarily in Europe and North America.