Ajem-Turkic
| Ajem-Turkic | |
|---|---|
| Ajami Turkic, Middle Azeri, Middle Azerbaijanian | |
| ترکی عجمی Türkī-yi ʿacemī | |
| Region | Iran, Eastern Anatolia, Southern Caucasus, Dagestan |
| Era | 15th—18th centuries Developed into Azerbaijani |
Turkic
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Early form | |
| Perso-Arabic alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
Ajem-Turkic or Ajami Turkic (ترکی عجمی; Türkī-yi ʿacemī, lit. 'Persian Turkic' or 'Persian Turkish'), also known as Middle Azeri or Middle Azerbaijanian, is the Turkic vernacular spoken in Iran between the 15th and 18th centuries. The modern Azerbaijani language is descended from this language.