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Afghanistan
Language Name
Azerbaijani, North
User Population
13,000 in Afghanistan (2017 J. Leclerc).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Armenia
Language Name
Azerbaijani, North
User Population
No known L1 speakers in Armenia. Ethnic population: 30 (2001 census).
Location
Scattered.
Alternate Names
Azerbaydzhani, Azeri Turk, Turkler
Dialects
Erevan (Yerevan).
Language Status
9 (Dormant).
Language Use
Shifted to Armenian [hye].
Other Comments
Prior to the conflict with Azerbaijan, Armenia’s largest minority had been Azeris, accounting for some 186,000 people. This population was displaced to Azerbaijan virtually in its entirety as a result of the conflict. Similarly Armenia received an influx of ethnic Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan (2021 World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples). Muslim.
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Georgia
Language Name
Azerbaijani, North
User Population
239,000 in Georgia (2016).
Location
Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, and Samtskhe-Javakheti regions.
Alternate Names
Azərbaycan dili, Azərbaycanca
Language Status
5* (Dispersed).
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Germany
Language Name
Azerbaijani, North
User Population
27,200 in Germany (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Kazakhstan
Language Name
Azerbaijani, North
User Population
62,600 in Kazakhstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 85,300 (2009 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Kyrgyzstan
Language Name
Azerbaijani, North
User Population
11,500 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 17,300 (2009 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Latvia
Language Name
Azerbaijani, North
User Population
2,430 in Latvia (2018).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Russian Federation
Language Name
Azerbaijani, North
User Population
473,000 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Ethnic population: 603,000 (2010 census).
Location
Dagestan republic: south Caucasus mountains, Caspian coast.
Language Status
5* (Dispersed). Provincially recognized language in Dagestan Autonomous Republic (1994, Constitution of Dagestan Autonomous Republic, Article 10).
Language Use
Used as L2 by Muslim Tat [ttt].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Sweden
Language Name
Azerbaijani, North
User Population
1,990 in Sweden (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Tajikistan
Language Name
Azerbaijani, North
User Population
5,640 in Tajikistan (2017).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Turkmenistan
Language Name
Azerbaijani, North
User Population
50,000 in Turkmenistan (Leclerc 2019b), based on ethnicity.
Location
Scattered.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Ukraine
Language Name
Azerbaijani, North
User Population
24,000 in Ukraine (2001 census). Ethnic population: 45,200 (2001 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Uzbekistan
Language Name
Azerbaijani, North
User Population
59,600 in Uzbekistan (2019).
Location
Scattered.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Language Use
Used as L2 by Turkish [tur].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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