Central Zazaki
Central Zazaki (in Zaza language: Zazakiyê Merkezi or Zazakiyê Miyani; means Middle Zazaki) is one of three main dialects of the Zazaki language. This is spoken by the Zaza people in central parts of Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Central Zazaki is spoken by over 1 million people in the eastern cities of Turkey, such as Elazığ, north of Diyarbakır, west of Bingöl and east of Malatya.
Zazakiyê Merkezi | |
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Native to | Turkey |
Region | Elazığ, Bingöl northern parts of Diyarbakır |
Ethnicity | Zaza |
Native speakers | 1,500,000 [1] (1998)e18 |
Language family | Indo-European
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Writing system | Latin script |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | diq |
ISO 639-3 | zza – inclusive code Individual codes: kiu – Kirmanjki (Northern Zazaki) diq – Dimli (Southern Zazaki) |
Linguasphere | 58-AAA-ba |
Central Zazaki Media
References
- ↑ "Zazaki, Central". Ethnologue.