Zazaki

Zaza Language

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Indo-European language spoken by Zaza people.

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Wikipedia | Zaza Language

Zaza is a Northwestern Iranian language spoken primarily in eastern Turkey by the Zaza Kurds, and in many cases identify as such. The language is a part of the Zaza–Gorani language group of the northwestern group of the Iranian branch. The glossonym Zaza originated as a pejorative. According to Ethnologue, Zaza is spoken by around three to four million people. Nevins, however, puts the number of Zaza speakers between two and three million. Ethnologue also states that Zaza is threatened as the language is decreasing due to losing speakers, and that many are shifting to Turkish.