Zazaki, Southern | Ethnologue

A language of Turkey

ISO 639: diq
Alternate Names: Dimilî, Southern Zaza, Zaza, Zazaca
Autonym: Dimlî, Zazakî
Population: 1,280,000 (2019), decreasing. 3,000,000–4,000,000 speakers of Southern Zazaki and Northern Zazaki [kiu] in Turkey and other countries (Paul 2009). A few elderly monolinguals.
Location:: Bingöl, Diyarbakir, and Elazig provinces: primarily Bingöl, Cermik, Dicle, Egil, Gerger, Palu, and Hani cities.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Zaza-Gorani
Dialects: Sivereki, Kori, Hazzu (Hazo), Motki (Moti), Dumbuli (Dumbeli), Eastern Zazaki (Central Zazaki). Dialects differ slightly, but mutually intelligible. A member of macrolanguage Zaza [zza].
Language Use: In urban areas children still learn only L1 at home. Home, neighborhood, friends. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes, increasingly. Most also use Turkish [tur]. Some also use Northern Kurdish [kmr]. Used as L2 by Domari [rmt], Northern Kurdish [kmr].
Language Development: Literature. Newspapers. Periodicals. Radio. TV. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 2021.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Zazaki, Southern
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Bingöl, Diyarbakir, and Elazig provinces: primarily Bingöl, Cermik, Dicle, Egil, Gerger, Palu, and Hani cities.