Southern Zazaki

Southern Zazaki
Native to	Turkey
Region	Mainly in Siverek, Gerger, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Bitlis,
Ethnicity	Zaza
Native speakers	About 1,500,000
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Iranian languages Western Northwestern Caspian languages Zaza language Southern Zazaki
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-2	diq
ISO 639-3	diq
ELP	Dimli

Southern Zazaki (in Zaza langauge known as: Dımılki or Zazakiyê Veroci) is one of main dialects of the Zaza language. This dialect is spoken in southeastern provinces of Republic of Turkey such as Şanlıurfa (mainly in Siverek), Diyarbakır, Bitlis and Adıyaman. Southern Zazaki is spoken by more than 1,500,000 people in places where southern Zazas (known as Dimlis) living.