DIMLI (DIMILI, ZAZAKI, SOUTHERN ZAZA,
ZÂZÂ) [ZZZ] 1,000,000 in all countries (1992).
East central, mainly in Elazig, Bingol, and
Diyarbakir provinces, upper
courses of the Euphrates,Kizilirmaq, and
Murat rivers. Some in Germany.
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western,
Northwestern, Zaza-Gorani.
Dialects: SIVEREKI, KORI, HAZZU (HAZO), MOTKI
(MOTI), SHABAK, DUMBULI.
Several dialects. Closest to Hawrami. The
speakers are called
'Zaza', and the language 'Zazaki'. 'Dimli'
is used for both speakers and
language. Not a Kurdish language. Not intelligible
with Kurmanji. Speakers
from the southeast know some Kurmanji, but
others do not. Some in
Germany are publishing a magazine. Mountain
slope, plains. Agriculturalists,
pastoralists: sheep, goats, cattle. Sunni
Muslim. Work in progress.
KIRMANJKI (KURMANJIKI, ZAZA, NORTHERN
ZAZA, ZAZAKI,
ALEVICA, DIMILKI, DERSIMKI, SO-BÊ, ZONÊ
MA) [QKV] 1,500,000
in all countries possibly or more (1992).
140,000 in Turkey including 100,000 in 182 villages
in Tunceli Province, 40,000 in 13 or more
villages in Erzincan Provin
ce (1972). Tunceli Province, Tunceli Merkez,
Hozat, Nazmiye, Pülümür, and
Ovacik subprovinces; Erzincan Province, Erzincan
and Cayirli subprovinces;
8 or more villages in Elazig Province, Elazig
Merkez and Karakoqan
subprovinces; 3 villages in Gingöl Province,
Kigi and Karliova subprovinces;
46 villages in Mush Province, Varto Subprovince;
15 or more villages in
Sivas Province, Zara, Imranli, Kangal, and
Divrigi subprovinces; 11 or more
villages in Erzerum Province, Hinis and Tekman
subprovinces; and in many
major cities of Turkey. Also in most major
cities in Germany; Paris, France;
Amsterdam, the Netherlands; London, England;
Stockholm, Sweden;
Switzerland; Austria; and Denmark. IndoEuropean,
Indo-Iranian, Iranian,
Western, Northwestern, Zaza-Gorani. Dialects:
TUNCELI, VARTO. Closest
to Dimli, 70% lexical similarity; a separate
language. The people are called
'Kirmandz'. Also sometimes called 'Dimli'
or 'Dimili'. Speakers are of all
ages; most between 20 and 50. In Turkey Kirmanjki
is used for conversations
with family, friends, and neighbors; Turkish
is used for religious ceremonies and for
official purposes. Most men know some Turkish,
and some know some
Kurmanji. Women over 50 in outlying villages
in Tunceli Province and
children under 7 are monolingual. Some Kurmanji
know Kirmanjki as
second language. Abroad they use Kirmanjki
for close relationships; Turkish
for religious ceremonies, wedding celebrations,
and conversations with some
people. All who live abroad learn the national
languages to some degree;
older speakers to a lesser degree, and use
them for communication with
nationals. School-age children to those 30
years old can read Turkish,
perhaps 100 can read Kirmanjki. 4 poetry
books, 4 magazines.
Typology: SOV; pre- and postpositions; genitives,
articles, adjectives'
relatives after noun heads; numerals before
noun heads; question word
replaces content word in content questions;
2 prefixes, 2 suffixes, word
order distinguishes subject, object, indirect
object; noun affixes indicate case; verb
affixes indicate person, number, gender;
ergativity; passives; causatives;
comparatives; V, VC, VCC, CV, CVC, CVCC;
non-tonal. Deciduous forest.
Mountain mesa, slope, valley. Pastoralists
(transhumance), peasant
agriculturalists. Altitude: 1,000 to 3,000
meters. Alevi Muslim. Work in
progress.
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian,
Western, Northwestern, Zaza-Gorani
BAJELAN (Iraq)
DIMLI (Turkey)
HAWRAMI (Iraq)
KIRMANJKI (Turkey
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