Zaza
Country Eastern Turkey
Region Provinces of Sivas, Tunceli, Bingöl, Erzurum, Erzincan, Elazığ, Muş, Malatya, Adıyaman and Diyarbakır
Ethnicity Zaza
Speakers
1.6 million (1998)
Family
Writing
Latin script
AreaTunceli Province, Tunceli Merkez, Hozat, Nazmiye, Pülümür, and Ovacik subprovinces; Erzincan Province, Erzincan and Cayirli subprovinces; Elazig Province, Elazig Merkez and Karakoqan subprovinces, 8 or more villages; Bingöl Province, Kigi and Karkiova subprovinces, 3 villages; Mush Province, Varto Subprovince, 46 villages; Sivas Province, Zara, Imranli, Kangal, and Divrigi subprovinces, 15 or more villages; Erzerum Province, Hinis and Tekman subprovinces, 11 or more villages; many major cities. Also in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
Language Sites
ISO 639-2 zza
ISO 639-3 zza – inclusive code
Individual codes:
kiu – Kirmanjki (Northern Zaza)
diq – Dimli (Southern Zaza)
Glottolog zaza1246
Kurdish languages map.svg
Geographic distribution of the Kurdish languages and Zaza–Gorani languages
Type Date Title Vernacular ID Links