Where is Azeris from?

The Azerbaijani are of mixed ethnic origin, the oldest element deriving from the indigenous population of eastern Transcaucasia and possibly from the Medians of northern Persia. Between the 3rd and 7th centuries CE there was a Persianization of the population, during the period of the Sassanian dynasty.

Who speaks Azerbaijani?

1. Azerbaijani is spoken as a first or second language by over 31 million people throughout Central Eurasia and the Middle East, most notably in the Republic of Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Syria, and Russia.

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.

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,…

What is the official writing system of Azerbaijan?

Since the Republic of Azerbaijan’s independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, northern Azerbaijani uses the Latin script. Iranian Azerbaijani on the other hand has always used and continues to use the Arabic script.

What are the different dialects of Azerbaijan?

Ethnologue lists 21 North Azerbaijani dialects: Quba, Derbend, Baku, Shamakhi, Salyan, Lenkaran, Qazakh, Airym, Borcala, Terekeme, Qyzylbash, Nukha, Zaqatala (Mugaly), Qabala, Yerevan, Nakhchivan, Ordubad, Ganja, Shusha (Karabakh), Karapapak.