AZB ISO 639-3
Azerbaijani, South
آذربایجان دیلی (Azərbaycan dili), آذربایجانجا (Azərbaycanca) Autonym
A language of Iran
- ISO 639
- azb
- Alternate Names
- Azeri, Türki
- Autonym
- آذربایجان دیلی (Azərbaycan dili), آذربایجانجا (Azərbaycanca)
- Population
- 11,300,000 in Iran (2019). Ethnic population: 16,700,000 (2019). Total users in all countries: 14,629,370.
- Location:
- Widespread, especially north and central.
- Language Status
- 3 (Wider communication).
- Classification
- Turkic, Southern, Azerbaijani
- Dialects
- Aynallu (Inallu, Inanlu), Karapapakh, Tabriz, Afshari (Afsar, Afshar), Shahsavani (Shahseven), Moqaddam, Baharlu (Kamesh), Nafar, Qaragozlu, Pishagchi, Bayat, Qajar. A member of macrolanguage Azerbaijani [aze].
- Language Use
- Vigorous. Used by all. Also use English [eng]. Also use Iranian Persian [pes]. Used as L2 by Alviri-Vidari [avd], Armenian [hye], Iranian Persian [pes], Karingani [kgn], Kho’ini [xkc], Muslim Tat [ttt].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: High, in Persian [pes]. Fully developed. Bible: 2013.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Azerbaijani, South
- Writing
- Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab], used in Iraq and Iran. Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran], used in Iran.
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Scattered in the south.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Azerbaijan
Language Name
Azerbaijani, South
User Population
294,000 in Azerbaijan (Leclerc 2017b).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Canada
Language Name
Azerbaijani, South
User Population
3,260 in Canada (2016 census). Census does not distinguish between South Azerbaijani [azb] and North Azerbaijani [azj].
- Location
- Kirkuk and Arbil governorates: Arbil and Kirkuk and area between them (As Sulaymaniyah), Sar Qal’ah area near Diyala border; Ninawa governorate: Mosul area.
- Dialects
- Kirkuk.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Muslim. View other languages of Iraq
Language Name
Azerbaijani, South
User Population
2,400,000 in Iraq (2020).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Sweden
Language Name
Azerbaijani, South
User Population
2,120 in Sweden (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Location
- Hamah and Hims governorates: isolated central enclaves in both.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Not written in Syria. Muslim. View other languages of Syria
Language Name
Azerbaijani, South
User Population
31,900 in Syria (2019).
- Location
- Igdir and Kars provinces.
- Dialects
- Kars.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Muslim. View other languages of Turkey
Language Name
Azerbaijani, South
User Population
596,000 in Turkey (2019).
- Location
- California, New York, Tennessee, and Virginia.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United States
Language Name
Azerbaijani, South
User Population
2,090 in United States (2015 census). Census does not distinguish between South Azerbaijani [azb] and North Azerbaijani [azj].
Map
Location: Widespread, especially north and central.
Size and Vitality
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