Zazakî

Zaza

Iranian (Zaza-Gorani)

FamilyIranian (Zaza-Gorani) Speakers~3M ScriptLatin (with q ç ş ğ) CountriesTurkey, Germany (diaspora) Official inNo (recognized in Iraq Kurdistan) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3zza

Zaza (Zazakî) is a Northwestern Iranian language spoken primarily by Zaza Kurds of eastern Turkey (Tunceli, Bingöl, Elazığ, Diyarbakır). Although often grouped with Kurdish for political reasons, linguistically it is distinct from Kurmanji and Sorani Kurdish, sharing more features with Caspian Iranian languages such as Gilaki and with the medieval Iranian languages of the Caucasus. Zazas form a distinct Alevi-majority cultural community within the larger Kurdish movement.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Zaza

Water

aw

aw

Fire

adır

aˈdɨɾ

Sun

tîj

tiːʒ

Moon

aşmî

aʃˈmiː

Star

astare

asˈtaːre

Night

şewe

ʃɛwɛ

Rain

varan

vɑɾˈɑn

Snow

vor

voɾ

Wind

va

va

Earth

erd

ɛrd

Stone

kemer

kɛˈmɛr

Mountain

ko

ko

Sea

derya

dɛɾˈja

Mother

maye

ˈmajɛ

Father

pî

piː

Daughter

keyna

ˈkejna

I

ez

ɛz

You

ti

ti

We

ma

ma

Name

name

ˈnaːme

Person

merdim

mɛrˈdim

Head

sere

seˈɾe

Eye

çim

tʃim

Ear

goş

ɡoʃ

Nose

zınci

zɨndʒi

Mouth

fek

fɛk

Tooth

dından

dɨndan

Tongue

ziwan

ziwaːn

Hand

dest

dɛst

Foot

lınge

ˈlɨŋɡe

Heart

zerre

ˈzɛrːe

Bone

este

esˈte

Blood

gonî

ɡoniː

Poop

gî

ɡiː

Love

hes

hɛs

Tree

dare

ˈdaɾɛ

Dog

kutık

kutɨk

Cat

pısıng

pɨsɨŋɡ

Fish

mase

mase

Bird

mıriçık

mɨritʃɨk

Butterfly

perperike

pɛrpɛˈɾike

Egg

hak

hɑk

Bear

heş

hɛʃ

Horse

estor

esˈtor

House

keye

ˈkɛjɛ

Milk

şit

ʃit

Honey

hıngımên

hɨŋɡɨmen

Salt

sol

sol

Wine

şerab

ʃɛˈɾab

Rice

riz

ɾiz

Iron

asın

aˈsɨn

Wheel

çerx

tʃɛrx

Silk

birîsim

biɾiːˈsim

Book

kitab

kiˈtab

Eat

werdiş

ˈweɾdiʃ

Drink

şimitiş

ʃiˈmitiʃ

Sleep

rakewtiş

raˈkɛwtiʃ

One

yew

jɛw

Two

di

dɪ

Three

hirê

hiɾeː

Four

çar

tʃaːr

Five

panc

pandʒ

Hundred

se

se

Hello

silam

siˈlam

Thank you

sıpas

sɨˈpas

Good

rind

ɾind

New

newe

ˈnɛwe

Red

sur

suɾ

White

sıpe

sɨpe

Black

sîya

siːja

Green

kesk

kɛsk

Blue

kewe

kɛwɛ

Cuckoo

phepug

pʰɛˈpuɡ

Computer

komputer

kompuˈteɾ

Tea

çay

tʃaj

Coffee

qahwe

qahˈwe

Sugar

şeker

ʃeˈkɛr

Orange

pirteqal

pɪɾtɛˈqal

Ninety-nine

neway u new

nɛwaj u nɛw

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Iranian (Zaza-Gorani)

Meaning ZazaKurdishSorani KurdishTalyshGilakiMazandaraniParthian
Water aw /aw/ av /ɑːv/ ئاو /ɑːw/ ov /ov/ او /ɒw/ آو /ɒːv/ āb /aːb/
Fire adır /aˈdɨɾ/ agir /ɑɡɪɾ/ ئاگر /ɑːɡɪɾ/ otəş /otəʃ/ تش /tæʃ/ تش /tæʃ/ ādar /aːdar/
Sun tîj /tiːʒ/ roj /ɾoːʒ/ خۆر /xoːɾ/ rüj /ɾyʒ/ آفتاب /ɒːftɒːb/ آفتاب /ɒːftɒːb/ xwar /xwar/
Moon aşmî /aʃˈmiː/ heyv /hejv/ مانگ /mɑːŋɡ/ ümüj /ymyʒ/ ماه /mɒːh/ مونگ /muŋɡ/ māh /maːh/
Star astare /asˈtaːre/ stêrk /stɛːɾk/ ئەستێرە /ʔæsteːɾæ/ əstovə /əstovə/ ستاره /setɑːˈɾe/ اساره /esːɒːˈɾe/ astārag /asˈtaːraɡ/
Night şewe /ʃɛwɛ/ şev /ʃɛv/ شەو /ʃɛw/ şəv /ʃəv/ شو /ʃo/ شو /ʃow/ ʾxšp /xʃap/
Rain varan /vɑɾˈɑn/ baran /bɑːɾɑn/ باران /bɑːɾɑːn/ voş /voʃ/ وارش /vɒːɾəʃ/ وارش /vɒːˈɾeʃ/ wārān /waːraːn/
Snow vor /voɾ/ berf /bɛɾf/ بەفر /bæfr/ voə /voə/ ورف /varf/ ورف /vərf/ wafr /wafr/
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