Azerbaijani alphabet

In Azerbaijan, two alphabets are employed for writing the Azerbaijani language: variations on the Cyrillic, and the Latin alphabets. In 1929, a uniform Turkic alphabet was introduced to replace the until then used variety of the Arabic alphabet. Because Stalin wished to sever the ties between the Republic of Turkey and the Turkic peoples living within the Soviet Union, he decreed that only the Cyrillic alphabet may be used. When the Soviet Union collapsed and Azerbaijan gained its independence, one of the first laws passed in the new Parliament was the adoption of a modified Latin alphabet.

Related Topics:
Azerbaijan - Alphabet - Azerbaijani language - Cyrillic - Latin alphabet - Uniform Turkic alphabet - Arabic alphabet - Stalin - Republic of Turkey - Turkic peoples - Soviet Union

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In Iranian Azerbaijan (also: Southern Azerbaijan), the Arabic alphabet is still in use.

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From 1929 until 1939

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Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, ??, Ff, Gg, {{unicode|Ƣƣ}}, Hh, Ii, ??, Jj, Kk, Qq, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, ??, Pp, Rr, Ss, ??, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Xx, Yy, Zz

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From 1939 until 1991

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??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ?h, ??, ??, ??, ' (apostrophe)

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Since 1991

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Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, ??, Ff, Gg, ??, Hh, Xx, I?, ?i, Jj, Kk, Qq, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, ??, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz

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