Also Known As:
Dimili, Dimlī, Zazaki, Southern Zaza, Zaza
Dialects & Varieties
- Northern Zazaki
- Dersim
- Varto
- Central Zazaki
- Bingol
- Palu
- Southern Zazaki
- Siverek
- Cermik
Zazaki
Paul Ludwig. 2009. "Zazaki." In The Iranian Languages, edited by Gernot Windfuhr. 545-586. Routledge.
Speakers
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Comments on speakers
The government has discouraged, or prevented by force, regular and free publication in Zazaki.
Location and Context
Countries
Turkey
Location Description
Zazaki is spoken in eastern Turkey at the north-western borders of Kurdish-speaking areas, in a triangle defined by the cities of Siverek, Erzincan, and Varto, as well as in an exclave of several villages near Mutki west of Bitlis, which may suggest a formerly wider distribution of Zazaki.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Several groups think they speak a dialect of Kurdish
Other Languages Used By The Community
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
Ethnic Idendity of the Dimli speakers
Website devoted to Zazaki language and culture.
A religious figure and the leader of the Kurdish movement in Turkey during the 1937-1938 Dersim Rebe