Azeri
Language Information
One of the Turkic language, Azeri is the national language of independent ' northern' Azerbaijan (once a republic of Soviet Union) and is spoken in neighbouring districts of Georgia and Russian Dagestan.
- Language Family
- Altaic
- Subgroup
- Turkic
- Branch
- Southwestern (Oghuz)
Azeri Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Azerbaijani, North (Latin)
Bütün insanlar ləyaqət və hüquqlarına görə azad və bərabər doğulurlar. Onların şüurları və vicdanları var və bir-birlərinə münasibətdə qardaşlıq ruhunda davranmalıdırlar.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights