zzaTechnical information about ISO 639 language code zza
The table below provides technical details for the Dimili, Dimli (macrolanguage), Kirdki, Kirmanjki (macrolanguage), Zaza, Zazaki language, designated by the zza code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Dimili, Dimli (macrolanguage), Kirdki, Kirmanjki (macrolanguage), Zaza, Zazaki |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Northern Zazaki (Kirmanjki)Central ZazakiSouthern Zazaki (Dimli) |
| Related languages | Kurmanji KurdishSorani KurdishLakiPersian (Farsi)Talysh |
| Key facts | Belongs to the Northwestern Iranian subgroup of the Indo-Iranic languagesDisplays split-ergative alignment, with ergative marking in past transitive clausesExhibits vowel harmony and contains front-rounded vowels unusual for surrounding Iranian languagesWritten in both Latin-based and Perso-Arabic scripts, with multiple competing orthographiesClassified as definitely endangered by UNESCO, with roughly two to three million speakers. |
| Sample phrase | Merheba, tu çıne? |
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The Dimili, Dimli (macrolanguage), Kirdki, Kirmanjki (macrolanguage), Zaza, Zazaki language, identified by the code zza, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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