Zazaki facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Zazaki |
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| Native to | Turkey |
| Region | Main in Tunceli, Bingol, Erzincan, Sivas, Elazig, Malatya Gümüşhane Province, Şanlıurfa Province, and Adıyaman Province, diasporic in Mutki, Sarız, Aksaray, and Taraz |
| Ethnicity | Zaza |
| Native speakers | About 1.5–2.5 million in Turkey, unknown numbers elsewhere (date missing) |
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Indo-European
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| Writing system | Latin |
| Linguasphere | 58-AAA-ba |
The regions where Zazaki is spoken in Turkey. (With three main dialect areas; Dersim, Palu-Bingol, and Siverek), diasporic in Kars, Sarız, Aksaray, and Taraz
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Zazaki is a language spoken by the Zaza in eastern Turkey. It is part of the larger Indo-European language family. This family includes many languages spoken across Europe and parts of Asia. Zazaki is specifically a member of the Iranian group of languages.
This means Zazaki is related to other languages like Kurdish, Persian, and Balochi. It is mainly spoken in a region of Turkey called Anatolia. This area is located above the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. The exact number of people who speak Zazaki is not fully known.
Images for kids
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Family tree of Iranian languages
See also
- In Spanish: Zazaki para niños
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