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Azerbaijani

azərbaycan
az 28M speakers

Azerbaijani (azərbaycan) is a Turkic language with approximately 28M speakers speakers. It is written using the Latin script. Its BCP 47 language code is az.

Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) is a Turkic language and the official language of Azerbaijan. It is also spoken by a significant population in northwestern Iran. Azerbaijani is the most widely spoken language in the South Caucasus.

Azerbaijani has undergone multiple script changes: it was written in Arabic script until 1929, then in Latin script until 1939, then in Cyrillic until 1991, and has used a modified Latin script since Azerbaijani independence. It is an agglutinative language with vowel harmony.

Writing Systems Used for Azerbaijani

Latin
Primary
Hello World
LTR Latn

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Azerbaijani use?
Azerbaijani is written using the Latin script (ISO 15924 code: Latn). Latin is written left-to-right.
What direction is Azerbaijani written?
Azerbaijani is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
How many people speak Azerbaijani?
Azerbaijani has approximately 28M speakers speakers worldwide. It is a member of the Turkic language family.
What language family does Azerbaijani belong to?
Azerbaijani belongs to the Turkic language family. It is written with the Latin script.
What is the language code for Azerbaijani?
The BCP 47 language code for Azerbaijani is "az". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
az
ISO 639-3
aze
Status
living
Scope
macrolanguage
Speakers
28M speakers
Language Family
Turkic
Scripts
1
Primary Script
Latin

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Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.