Zazakî

Zaza

Iranian (Zaza-Gorani)

FamilyIranian (Zaza-Gorani) Speakers~3M ScriptLatin (with q ç ş ğ) CountriesTurkey, Germany (diaspora) Official inNo (recognized in Iraq Kurdistan) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3zza

Zaza (Zazakî) is a Northwestern Iranian language spoken primarily by Zaza Kurds of eastern Turkey (Tunceli, Bingöl, Elazığ, Diyarbakır). Although often grouped with Kurdish for political reasons, linguistically it is distinct from Kurmanji and Sorani Kurdish, sharing more features with Caspian Iranian languages such as Gilaki and with the medieval Iranian languages of the Caucasus. Zazas form a distinct Alevi-majority cultural community within the larger Kurdish movement.

Where it is spoken

31 core words in Zaza

Water

aw

/aw/

Fire

adır

/aˈdɯɾ/

Sun

tîj

/tiːʒ/

Moon

aşmî

/aʃˈmiː/

Star

astare

/asˈtaːre/

Mother

maye

/ˈmajɛ/

Father

/piː/

I

ez

/ɛz/

You

ti

/ti/

Name

name

/ˈnaːme/

Eye

çim

/tʃim/

Hand

dest

/dɛst/

Heart

zerre

/ˈzɛrːe/

Love

hes

/hɛs/

Tree

dare

/ˈdaɾɛ/

House

keye

/ˈkɛjɛ/

Dog

kuçeg

/kuˈtʃɛɡ/

Cat

pisîk

/piˈsiːk/

Eat

werdiş

/ˈweɾdiʃ/

Drink

şimitiş

/ʃiˈmitiʃ/

One

yew

/jɛw/

Two

di

/dɪ/

Hello

silam

/siˈlam/

Thank you

sıpas

/sɯˈpas/

Good

rind

/ɾind/

Cuckoo

Phepug

/pʰɛˈpuɡ/

Computer

komputer

/kompuˈteɾ/

Words compared

Compared with related Iranian (Zaza-Gorani) languages

Meaning ZazaKurdishKurdish (Sorani)BalochiParthianSouthern KurdishMacedonian
Water aw /aw/ av /ɑːv/ ئاو /ɑːw/ آپ /aːp/ āb /aːb/ ئاو /ɑːw/ вода /ˈvɔda/
Fire adır /aˈdɯɾ/ agir /ɑɡɪɾ/ ئاگر /ɑːɡɪɾ/ آس /aːs/ ādar /aːdar/ ئاگر /ɑːɡɪɾ/ оган /ˈɔɡan/
Sun tîj /tiːʒ/ roj /ɾoːʒ/ خۆر /xoːɾ/ روچ /roːtʃ/ xwar /xwar/ رۆژ /ɾoʒ/ сонце /ˈsɔntsɛ/
Moon aşmî /aʃˈmiː/ heyv /hejv/ مانگ /mɑːŋɡ/ ماہ /maːh/ māh /maːh/ ماهنگ /mɑːhænɡ/ месечина /mɛˈsɛtʃina/
Star astare /asˈtaːre/ stêrk /stɛːɾk/ ئەستێرە /ʔæsteːɾæ/ استار /estaːr/ astārag /asˈtaːraɡ/ ئەستارە /æstaːɾæ/ ѕвезда /ˈdzvɛzda/
Mother maye /ˈmajɛ/ /dɛː/ دایک /dɑːjɪk/ ماس /maːs/ mād /maːd/ دالگ /dɑːlɡ/ мајка /ˈmajka/
Father /piː/ bav /bɑːv/ باوک /bɑːwk/ پت /pit/ pid /pid/ باوگ /bɑːwɡ/ татко /ˈtatkɔ/
I ez /ɛz/ ez /ɛz/ من /mɪn/ من /man/ az /az/ من /mɪn/ јас /jas/
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