AZERBAIJAN: What sign languages are used in Azerbaijan?

This article can help you answer the following questions:

• How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in Azerbaijan?

• What sign languages are used in Azerbaijan?

• How do you say Azerbaijan in sign language?

• Where can I learn Azerbaijani Sign Language online?

• What Deaf organizations are located in Azerbaijan?

• What additional sign language resources are there for Azerbaijan?

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Where is Azerbaijan?

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How many Deaf / Hard of Hearing people are in Azerbaijan?

There are an estimated 334,590 Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Azerbaijan.

This percentage is a rough estimation: 3.3% of the general population. Lack of research make estimating these numbers difficult. The World Health Organization estimates 5% of the world population has significant hearing loss. Keep in mind that developing nations typically have a much higher number of Deaf and Hard of Hearing populations.

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What sign languages are used in Azerbaijan?

• Azərbaycan işarət Dili (AİD) or Azerbaijani Sign Language

• Türk İşaret Dili (TİD)

Written / spoken languages in Azerbaijan:

• Azerbaijani

• Lezgian

• Talysh

• Avar

• Russian

• Tat

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How do you say Azerbaijan in sign language?

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Where can I learn Azerbaijani Sign Language online?

This language is not yet available. If you would like to learn this language, please request it here: https://www.intersignuniversity.com/sign-languages

InterSign University offers many international sign language courses. Check them out here:

https://intersign-university.thinkific.com/collections?category=courses

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What Deaf organizations are located in Azerbaijan?

Azerbaijan Society of the Deaf

Phone/Fax: +944 12 498 1923

Source: Gallaudet

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Additional sign language resources for Azerbaijan

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijani_Sign_Language

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Azerbaijan

We will update this section as more information becomes available.