Zaza Salia
Zaza may refer to: Ethnic group * Zazas, a group of people in eastern Anatolia (southeastern Turkey) * Zaza–Gorani languages, Indo-Iranian languages ** Zaza language Zaza or Zazaki (), is an Iranian language spoken primarily in eastern Turkey by the Zazas. The language is a part of the Zaza–Gorani language group of the northwestern group of the Iranian branch. The glossonym Zaza originated as a pejorati ..., spoken by the Zazas People Given name * Zaza Sor. Aree (born 1993), Thai kickboxer * Zaza Burchuladze (born 1973), Georgian novelist and dramatist * Zaza Chelidze (born 1987), Georgian football player * Zaza Chkhaidze (born 1974), Georgian major general * Zaza Eloshvili (1964–2001), Georgian footballer * Zaza Enden (born 1976), Turkish professional wrestler * Zaza Gogava (born 1971), Georgian Major General * Zaza Gorozia (born 1975), Georgian politician * Zaza Harvey (1879–1954), American baseball player * Zaza Janashia (born 1976), Georgian footballer * Zaza ...
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Zazas
The Zazas (also known as Kird, Kirmanc or Dimili) are a people in eastern Turkey who traditionally speak the Zaza language, a western Iranian language written in the Latin script. Their heartland consists of Tunceli and Bingöl provinces and parts of Elazığ, Erzincan and Diyarbakır provinces. Zazas generally consider themselves Kurds, and are often described as Zaza Kurds by scholars. Etymology and naming According to ''Encyclopædia Iranica'' the endonym ''Dimlī'' or ''Dīmla'' was derived from Daylam region in Northern Iran, and appears in Armenian historical records as ''delmik'', ''dlmik'', which was proposed to be derived from Middle Iranian ''*dēlmīk'' meaning Daylamite. Among their neighbors the people are known mainly as Zāzā, which meant “ stutterer” and was used as a pejorative. Hadank and Mckenzie attribute relative abundance of sibilants and affricates in Zaza language to explain the semantic etymology of the name. History Origins and early histor ...
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