Zazaki (or Kirmanjki, Dimli) is a language spoken by Zazas in eastern Anatolia (Turkey). According to Ethnologue, the Zazaki is a Part-Sasani of the northwestern group of the Iranian section of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family.[1] Zazaki shares many features, structures, and vocabulary with Gilaki, Talyshi and other Caspian languages, spoken in northern Iran, along the southern Caspian coast.According to Ethnologue (which cites [Paul 1998][2]), the number of Zazaki speakers is between 1.5 and 2.5 million)
Northern Zazaki: It is spoken in Tunceli, Erzincan, Erzurum, Sivas, Gumushane, Mus (Varto), Kayseri (Sariz) provinces.
Central Zazaki: It is spoken in Elazığ, Bingöl, Solhan, Girvas and Diyarbakır provinces
Southern Zazaki: It is spoken Şanlıurfa (Siverek), Diyarbakır (Cermik, Egil), Adiyaman, Malatya provinces.

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