Zaza
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Zaza (plural Zazas or Zaza)
- A member of an ethnic minority of Iranian origin in eastern Turkey.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
member of an ethnic minority of Iranian origin in eastern Turkey
References edit
- ^ 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.