Zaza

See also: zaza and zāzā

English

Etymology

From Zazaki Zaza, though ultimately likely an exonym of non-Iranian substrate (possibly North Caucasian) origin[1] as the term Zaza is considered derogatory.[2] Zazas prefer to call their language Dimlî, which could be related to the Iranian tribe Daylamites.[3][4]

Noun

Zaza (plural Zazas or Zaza)

A member of an ethnic minority of Iranian origin in eastern Turkey.

Related terms

Zazaki

Translations

member of an ethnic minority of Iranian origin in eastern Turkey

Armenian: զազա (hy) (zaza), դուժիկ (dužik)
Zazaki: Dımıl (diq), Kırmanc (diq), Zaza (diq)

References

Iran & Caucasus: Research Papers from the Caucasian Centre for Iranian Studies. (2000). Armenia: Caucasian Centre for Iranian Studies, p. 441
Bright, W. (1992). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics: Expl-Moot. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, p. 231
https://iranicaonline.org/articles/dimli
ACTA Iranica: Encyclopedie Permanente Des Etudes Iraniennes. Brill. 1988. p. 500.

[1] Iran & Caucasus: Research Papers from the Caucasian Centre for Iranian Studies. (2000). Armenia: Caucasian Centre for Iranian Studies, p. 441

[2] Bright, W. (1992). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics: Expl-Moot. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, p. 231

[3] ttps://iranicaonline.org/articles/dimli

[4] ACTA Iranica: Encyclopedie Permanente Des Etudes Iraniennes. Brill. 1988. p. 500.