BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 5. We have preserved
our language throughout all stages of our history, and the
Azerbaijani language we speak today is no different from the
Azerbaijani language spoken by our great-grandfathers, President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with local television channels on January 5,
Trend reports.
"This is a great achievement. I do believe that the greatness of
our people lies in the fact that we have not been influenced by
other languages.
It is also true that some words entered our lexicon during the
Soviet era. I do not mean words from the international lexicon. But
in principle, during the period of independence, we were able to
cleanse ourselves of them,” the head of state added.
