Dialect comparison

North Azerbaijani vs South Azerbaijani

Compare two dialects of Azerbaijani side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

North Azerbaijani

Azeri · Azerbaijan Turkish

The Oghuz Turkic language of Azerbaijan, centred on Baku. Closely related to Turkish; written in a Latin-based alphabet since the post-Soviet reform.

Approximate centre
40.41°, 49.87°
South Azerbaijani

Iranian Azeri · Tabrizi

The Azerbaijani of north-western Iran, centred on Tabriz. The most-spoken Azerbaijani variety; uses a Perso-Arabic script and shows long contact with Persian.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
38.08°, 46.29°

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