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
Native toTurkey
RegionElazığ, Bingöl northern parts of Diyarbakır
EthnicityZaza
Native speakers1,500,000 [1]  (1998)e18
Language family
Writing systemLatin script
Language codes
ISO 639-2diq
ISO 639-3zzainclusive code
Individual codes:
kiu – Kirmanjki (Northern Zazaki)
diq – Dimli (Southern Zazaki)
Linguasphere58-AAA-ba

Central Zazaki Media

References

  1. "Zazaki, Central". Ethnologue.