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26 - The Kırmanjki (Zazaki) Dialect of Kurdish Language and the Issues It Faces

from Part V - Kurdish Language

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2021

By
Mehemed Malmîsanij
Edited by
Hamit Bozarslan ,
Cengiz Gunes  and
Veli Yadirgi
Hamit Bozarslan
Affiliation:
Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris
Cengiz Gunes
Affiliation:
The Open University, Milton Keynes
Veli Yadirgi
Affiliation:
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
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Summary

Often referred to as ‘Zaza’ or ‘Zazaki’ in academic literature in Europe and the US, the Kirmanjki dialect of the Kurdish language is spoken by an important section of the Kurds within Turkey’s borders. Kirmanjki became a written language quite late and due to the longstanding language-related prohibitions and obstacles in Turkey, the number of Kirmanji speakers has been decreasing considerably over the years. According to UNESCO, Kirmanjki is now an endangered language. This chapter focuses on the issue of different designations used to describe Kirmanjki, places where it is spoken and the current language policies in Turkey that affect its development. In addition, the difficulties that Kirmanjki is facing in the contemporary period and its precarious future are discussed.

Keywords

Kurdish languageKirmanjkiKirmanckiZazaZazakiKirdkiDimiliKurd
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The Cambridge History of the Kurds , pp. 663 - 684
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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