Language code: az
Technical information about ISO 639 language code az
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The table below provides technical details for the Azerbaijani language, designated by the az code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
| Code |
|
| Standard | |
| Name | Official Azerbaijani Native Azərbaycan dili |
| Family | Turkic |
| Scripts | |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Northern AzerbaijaniSouthern Azerbaijani |
| Related languages | TurkishTurkmenQashqaiGagauzCrimean Tatar |
| Key facts | Belongs to the Oghuz branch of the Turkic language familyHas switched alphabets multiple times, historically using Arabic and Cyrillic scripts before the current Latin-based alphabetExhibits vowel harmony and agglutinative word formationContains many Persian and Arabic loanwordsTraditional Mugham music often features poetic improvisation in Azerbaijani. |
| Sample phrase | Salam, necəsən? |
| Character encodings | |
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Azerbaijani belongs to the Turkic family of languages. It is the official language of Azerbaijan and is also used in Dagestan (Russia), as well as by communities in Iran. Azerbaijani is primarily written in the Latin script, although the Cyrillic script is still used by some speakers, particularly in Dagestan. It is estimated that there are more than 24 million Azerbaijani speakers worldwide.
Language presence globally
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Azerbaijani speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
Related locale codes
az-Cyrl – Azerbaijani (Cyrillic)
az-Cyrl-AZ – Azerbaijani (Cyrillic, Azerbaijan)
az-Latn – Azerbaijani (Latin)
az-Latn-AZ – Azerbaijani (Latin, Azerbaijan)
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- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
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- Project branching
- Professional translation services
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- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- I18N Questions
- FAQ