Russian and Azerbaijani Speaking countries
Countries
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey
National Language
Russia
Azerbaijan, Gambia
Second Language
Afganistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Interesting Facts
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
- Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
- Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
Similar To
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Turkish
Derived From
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
Osmanly language
Russian and Azerbaijani as Minority Language
In Russian and Azerbaijani speaking countries you will get the countries which have Russian and Azerbaijani as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
- Azerbaijani as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Russian and Azerbaijani dialects, then you can go to Russian vs Azerbaijani Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Russian and Azerbaijani Regulators
Russian and Azerbaijani speaking countries provide you Russian and Azerbaijani regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences regulates Russian language.Azerbaijani is regulated by Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Also get to learn, Russian and Azerbaijani Language History.
Russian and Azerbaijani Continents
Thinking about Russian and Azerbaijani continents in which Russian and Azerbaijani speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and Azerbaijani. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. While Azerbaijani speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Russian and Azerbaijani languages:
Russian Interesting Facts:
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
Azerbaijani Interesting Facts:
- Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
- Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
The Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Turkish and derived from Osmanly language.