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)

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

Translations

References
  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. https://iranicaonline.org/articles/dimli
  4. ACTA Iranica: Encyclopedie Permanente Des Etudes Iraniennes. Brill. 1988. p. 500.
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