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ISO 639-3 · azbazb
Turkic family
South Azerbaijani
تورك ديلی
South Azerbaijani is a language of the Oghuz branch (Turkic), spoken in Iran and Turkey. Wikidata counts 13.8 m first-language speakers (2021). Wikidata describes it as “dialect of Azerbaijani language”.
At a glance
13.8 mfirst-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
3levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | South Azerbaijani · تورك ديلی |
|---|---|
| Also called | South Azerbaijani language, azb, Turkic, Turki, Azerbaijani Turkish |
| L1 speakers | 13,800,000 (2019) |
| All speakers | 14,640,650 (2021) |
| Written in | Arabic script |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Safe
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Turkic to South Azerbaijani
The branches above South Azerbaijani, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Iran
araArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafefasFarsiIndo-European · 70 mSafepesIranian PersianIndo-European · 52.8 m1 · NationalpusPashtoIndo-European · 50 mSafekurKurdishIndo-European · 21 mSafeacmMesopotamian ArabicAfroasiatic · 15.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationkmrKurmanjiIndo-European · 14.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationkazKazakhTurkic · 13.2 m1 · NationalpbtSouthern PashtoIndo-European · 10.9 m1 · NationalckbCentral KurdishIndo-European · 7.2 m2 · Provincial