Northern Zazaki
Northern Zazaki (in Zaza langauge known as: Zazakiyê Zımey, Kırmancki or Zonê Ma) is one of main dialects of the Zaza language. This dialect is spoken in eastern provinces of Republic of Turkey. This includes Tunceli (mainly), Erzincan, Sivas, Erzurum and some places in Gümüşhane. Northern Zazaki is spoken by more than 140,000 people in places where northern Zazas living.[2]
| Zazakiyê Zımey | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Turkey |
| Region | Main in Tunceli, southern parts of Erzincan and eastern parts of Sivas |
| Ethnicity | Zaza |
| Native speakers | 140,000[1] (1998)e18 |
| Language family | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | zza |
| ISO 639-3 | zza – inclusive code Individual codes: kiu – Kirmanjki (Northern Zazaki) diq – Dimli (Southern Zazaki) |
| Linguasphere | 58-AAA-ba |
References
- ↑ "Zazaki, Northern". Ethnologue.
- ↑ Joshua Project. "Language - Zazaki, Northern :: Joshua Project". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
