Are Azeri�s Turks?

But aren't they Oghuz? I thought Oghuz was different from Turkmen...

Originally posted by Zagros Purya But aren't they Oghuz? I thought Oghuz was different from Turkmen...

Yes, they are Oguz, just like the Turks of Turkey, Turks of Iran, Turks of Turkmenistan and all other Turkmens. Turkmen is the name given to Muslim Oguz people.

In written form all turkic languages are understandable between them, you'll have to think a little for some words, but yes an Ozbek should be able to understand them (most turks,turkic's shouldnt have a problem also)

Sample text in Turkmen Transliteration Xemme adamlar �z mertebesi ve xukuklary bjunča deṇ jagdajda d�nj� inj�rler. Olara aṇ xem vy�dan berlendir ve olar bir-birleri bilen doganlyk ruxundaky garajy�da bolmalydyrlar. Translation All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

I showed how simple a translation can be from between 2 dialects, take a look..

scroll to the bottom.. to see my post..
http://www.allempires.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3194&PN= 1&TPN=2

Edited by baracuda

OK thanks. I thought Uzbek language was the closest to Turkish.

Tajiki is almost exactly the same as Persian but with a very different accent and Afghan Dari is almost the same too but with a less understandable accent. written down it is easy to understand.

Which Pashtuan and Kurdish languages, they sound very different but when written, if you have a little knowledge of etymology u can understand generally what they are saying but not every word, maybe 60%.