Zazaki
Zazaki is spoken by about 3 to 6 million people in parts of central and
eastern Turkey. It belongs to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian language
family and has quite a lot in common with such languages as Gilaki and Talyshi.
Zazaki was first written in 1850 using a version of the
Arabic alphabet. In the 1980s use of the Latin alphabet to write Zazaki
became popular among the Zazaki diaspora in Sweden, France and Germany.
Since then a number of books and magazines have been published in Zazaki,
and there are some radio and TV programmes in the language.
Zazaki alphabet (Elifba Zazaki)
Zazaki sample text
Visp mashyi zayene verdais ra hem heuuant rasnuyay hem heseveyai. I thvarshiyane
pe muni hem baodenga ; i gehe vera jumini mainyaiha birariye shiaonere.
Sample text provided by Avesta Zazaki
Translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another
in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Links
Information about Zazaki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zazaki_language
http://www.kirmanc.net
http://www.zazaki.de
Zazaki phrasebook
http://wikitravel.org/en/Zazaisch_phrasebook
Enstitüyê Zazaki (Zazaki Language Institute)
http://www.zazaki-institut.de
Zazaki radio
http://www.radiozaza.de
Zazali portal
http://www.zazaki.net