Language

Azərbaycanca

Azeri
  • Global speakers: 9,197,760
  • Glottocode: mode1262
  • ISO 639-3: azj
Western AsiaAzerbaijan flagAzerbaijanRussia flagRussia
The first wave of Azeri-Americans came during and following the Second World War, with many having been prisoners of war. New York City was the main destination, especially southern Brooklyn where there were large numbers of both Russian speakers and speakers of other Turkic languages, as well as parts of New Jersey including Newark. New York City has the largest population of Azerbaijan-born Americans in the United States, with some 4,709 according to 2015-2019 American Community Survey data, although many likely speak Russian or Juhuri, the language of the large Jewish community in Azerbaijan and Daghestan now also in Brooklyn. In addition to North Azeri speakers from Azerbaijan, there are also likely to be Iranian (South) Azeri speakers.
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