Azerbaijani (Azeri)

Azeri or Azerbaijani is the language spoken by 90.6% of the population of Azerbaijan. It is a Turkic language belonging to the Altaic family, along with Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uyghur, Kazakh, Kirghiz and Tatar.

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Azeri or Azerbaijani is the language spoken by 90.6% of the population of Azerbaijan. It is a Turkic language belonging to the Altaic family along with Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uyghur, Kazakh, Kirghiz, Tatar, etc.
This language is also spoken in southern Dagestan (Russia), Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and even Estonia (immigrants).
Until 1929, Azeri was written using the Arabic-Persian alphabet. Under the influence of Turkey and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Azeri switched to the Latin alphabet, like Turkish.

Turkish languages, including Azeri, are taught at Inalco as an opening course as part of the Turkish degree.

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Training courses

18 Azerbaijani language courses are offered in the LLCER bachelor's degree in Eurasian languages, spread over two levels. Accessible as an in-depth study in certain languages, they can also be taken as an opening course in L2 and/or L3 (refer to the brochures). These courses can also be chosen as part of a Passport.
Courses offered:

  • The first level comprises 10 courses, or 5 per semester: 4 are dedicated to language learning and practice, the 5th focuses on Azerbaijani literature and civilization.
  • For the second level, 8 lessons are offered, 4 per semester: 3 lessons are language courses (advanced grammar, language practice, texts) and the last deals with civilization

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