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Azerbaijani vs Turkish
Azerbaijani and Turkish sit in the same corner of the writing-system map — Grafle's Latin group — and players mix them up constantly. Here's the fastest way to tell them apart.
The tell
The schwa ə is Azerbaijani's signature — Turkish never uses it. Azerbaijani also writes q and x, which Turkish's alphabet lacks.
Side by side
Azerbaijani
Bütün insanlar ləyaqət və hüquqlarına görə azad və bərabər doğulurlar.
Salam, necəsən?
Azərbaycan dili çox gözəldir.
Azerbaijani's own tells
- The schwa ə mid-word is the instant tell — otherwise it looks Turkish, though it also writes q and x, which Turkish never does.
On signs in:
- Azerbaijan
Turkish
Bütün insanlar hür ve haysiyet bakımından eşit doğarlar.
Merhaba, bugün nasılsın?
Ağaç yaşken eğilir.
Turkish's own tells
- The dotless ı is the classic tell, plus ğ and ş.
- Never uses q, w or x.
On signs in:
- Turkey
- Cyprus