Dimli
A language of Turkey (Asia)
| Population | 1,000,000 in Turkey (Wiesenfeld 1999). Between 1.5 and 2.5 million speakers (including all dialects) (Paul 1998). |
| Region | East central, mainly Elazig, Bingol, and Diyarbakir provinces, upper courses of Euphrates, Kizilirmaq, and Murat rivers. Also in Germany. |
| Alternate names | Dimili, Southern Zaza, Zaza, Zazaki |
| Dialects | Sivereki, Kori, Hazzu (Hazo), Motki (Moti), Dumbuli (Dumbeli). Several dialects. Related to Gurani group. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Zaza-Gorani A member of macrolanguage Zaza [zza] (Turkey (Asia)). |
| Language use | Some also use Northern Kurdish [kmr]. |
| Language development | Magazines. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists; pastoralists; urban. Muslim (Sunni). |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Todd, Terry Lynn. 1985. A grammar of Dimili also known as Zaza.
Todd, Terry Lynn. 2002. A grammar of Dimili also known as Zaza.
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