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| You underestimate your importance. Azir's Oathgate will be vital, and you are the strongest kingdom of the west. With Azir at our side, many other countries will join with us.
| [[Dalinar]] to [[Yanagawn]]{{book ref|sa3|56}}
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=== Origins and Sadees' occupation ===
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| They say that when the Sunmaker rode out of the passes and into Azir, he had one unexpected problem. He conquered my people too quickly, and didn't know what to do with all of his captives.
| [[Yanagawn]]{{book ref|sa3|42}}
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==Politics==
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| Traditionally, the Azish Prime claimed to be emperor of all Makabak—a region that included over a half-dozen kingdoms and princedoms. In reality, he was king over only Azir, but Azir did cast a long, long shadow.
| [[Dalinar Kholin]]'s thoughts on Azir{{book ref|sa3|12}}
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[[File: Azish Public Servant Designs.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|<center><small>by [[Dan dos Santos]]</small></center> A folio page of Azish male public servant fashion from [[Liafor]] ]]
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| Alethi liked to joke about them—insult one of their soldiers, it was said, and he'd submit a form requesting an opportunity to swear at you.
| [[Dalinar]] on the Alethi stereotypes of the Azish{{book ref|sa3|65}}
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=== Language and Writing ===
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|Azish, a funny language made of little markings that looked like cremling tracks.
|[[Dalinar]] on the Azish language.{{book ref|sa3|65}}
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The people of Azir speak Azish, the most widespread of the Makabaki languages, though it is possible that other languages from this family are also present.{{wob ref|3977}} Azish or Azish-adjacent words can often be recognized by the letters "x" (Kadasix, [[Snoxil]]) and "q" ([[Prime Aqasix]], [[Unoqua]]), which are far rarer outside of [[Makabak]].
 
 
== Trivia ==
* The Azish view of homosexuality is based on some middle-ages Indian societysocieties, wherein the gay person would be "socially reassigned" and be expected to exist and act as the opposite gender.{{wob ref|1443}}
* The Azish government is partially based on the Chinese Confucian system.{{wob ref|1752}}
* The Azish script might be similar in appearance to [[wikipedia:cuneiform|cuneiform]].{{url ref|url=https://www.tor.com/2019/02/14/oathbringer-reread-chapter-sixty-five/ |text=Oathbringer Reread: Chapter Sixty-Five | site=Tor.com}}
- sa1: I-5, 71
- sa2: 2, 4, 46, 49, 59, 60, 71, 89, I-9, folio art
- edgesa2.5: 1-6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18-20
- sa3: 1, 8, 12, 15, 24, 27, 28, 35, 38, 43, 46, 53, 56, 59, 64, 65, 88, 96,
100, 104, 111, 116, 117, 121, 122, I-8
- sa1: prologue, 5, 14, 18, 27, 40, 42, 43, 46, 43, 63, 68
- sa2: prologue, 4, 22, 31, 35, 46, 40, 44, 63, 71, I-2, I-9, folio art
- edgesa2.5: 1-4, 8, 9, 13, 14
- sa3: 4, 8, 12, 16, 35, 42, 44, 53, 56, 57, 59, 64, 65, 81, 86, 90, 92, 96, 98,
102, 107, 111, 113, 115, 116, 117, 119, 121, 122, I-8, I-13
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