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This page contains an open Azerbaijani grammar. You are free to contribute.

Azerbaijani? What's that?

Azerbaijani (Azerbaycanca, Azerbaycan türkçesi or 'Azərbaycan dili in Azerbaijani) is a language belonging to the Turkic Language Family [see], spoken primarily in Azerbaijan and Northern Iran.

Vowel Harmony

minor = <A> = a / ə

i.e. Plural

top + l<A>r = toplar

dil + l<A>r = dillər

major = <Ü> = i / ı ü / u

Noun

1. Noun in Azerbaijani has number but no gender.

Plural

Plural is made adding the suffix l<A>r directly to the stem of the noun, the suffix l<A>r follows minor vocalic harmony:

i.e.

top ball toplar balls

dil language diller languages

Adjective

Adjectives precede their noun and do not agree in number:

i.e.

yeni top | new ball

yeni toplar | new balls AND NOT yeniler toplar