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Azerbaijani

vr.tr.azerbaijani · INF.MED

Let an agent explain the Azerbaijani language and its varieties and scripts, support learners and translators, describe its status in Azerbaijan and Iran, and identify resources.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain the Azerbaijani language and its varieties and scripts, support learners and translators, describe its status in Azerbaijan and Iran, and identify resources.

An Oghuz Turkic language spoken by about thirty million people, mainly in Azerbaijan, where it is the official language written in the Latin script, and in Iran, where it is spoken by a large population and written in the Arabic script, with dialects such as those of Urmia, Ardabil and Zanjan, historical Cyrillic script use in the Soviet period, and a classical literary form; Azerbaijani is closely related to Turkish and Turkmen.

What it is for: The Azerbaijani language.

It can be explain varieties and scripts; support learners; describe status; identify resources.

Distinguishing features

Oghuz Turkic

Two main standards

Multiple scripts

Cross-border community

What it looks like

Not physical; spoken and written language.

How it is recognised

Oghuz Turkic language

Latin script in Azerbaijan, Arabic script in Iran

Turkish is a closely related but distinct language

Related models

is a kind of - category

Oghuz

is related to - another Turkic language entry

Tatar

is related to - a neighbouring language family

Mongolic

is related to - another language entry

Hebrew

In practice

Families and kinds

North Azerbaijani of Azerbaijan

South Azerbaijani of Iran

dialects such as Urmia, Ardabil and Zanjan

classical Azerbaijani

Azerbaijani in Cyrillic, Latin and Arabic scripts

Standards and regulation

Language law of Azerbaijan

Script reforms and standards

Minority language policy in Iran

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing Azerbaijani with Turkish

Politicised presentation of language status

Script conversion errors

Also called

Azerbaijani in Cyrillic scriptClassical AzerbaijaniUrmia dialectArdabil dialectStandard AzerbaijaniZanjani TurkicSouth AzerbaijaniNorth AzerbaijaniSalchuqYamchi dialectShahsevani dialectTabrizi accentLower Katrukh dialectQuba dialectShamkir dialectSalyan dialectWestern Azerbaijani dialectsIlisu dialectShaki dialectYerevan dialectTerekemeyiQarapapaq dialectAyrum dialect

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What Azerbaijani is.

Linguistics.

Family

Family and varieties.

Family

Family.

  1. Where does Azerbaijani sit among Turkic languages, and how do the northern and southern varieties and dialects differ? definition
  2. Which variety and script is meant? boundary

Scripts

Scripts.

Scripts

Scripts.

  1. How has Azerbaijani been written in Arabic, Latin and Cyrillic scripts, and what are the current standards? provenance
  2. Which entry fits script reform? action
Features Linguistic features.

Language.

Grammar

Grammar and phonology.

Grammar

Grammar.

  1. What are the main features of Azerbaijani grammar, vowel harmony and sounds? definition
  2. Which entry fits Turkic grammar? action

Vocabulary

Vocabulary and influences.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary.

  1. How have Persian, Arabic and Russian influenced Azerbaijani vocabulary? provenance
  2. Which entry fits language contact? action
Learn Learning and use.

Practice.

Learners

For learners.

Learners

Learners.

  1. How can Azerbaijani be learned, and which resources exist? action
  2. Which entry fits language learning? action

Translate

Translation.

Translate

Translation.

  1. How can this Azerbaijani text be translated or explained, with attention to variety and script? action
  2. Which register is meant? boundary
Context Status and history.

Society.

Status

Status.

Status

Status.

  1. What is the status of Azerbaijani in Azerbaijan and Iran, and what debates exist, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

History

History and literature.

History

History.

  1. How did Azerbaijani develop, and what is its literary tradition? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should North and South Azerbaijani be separate entries?
  • How should learning resources be linked?
  • How should language policy be attributed?
Draft as JSON