Zaza–Gorani (in some classifications)
E749146
Zaza–Gorani (in some classifications) is a proposed subgroup of Northwestern Iranian languages that clusters together the closely related but distinct Zaza and Gorani varieties.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zaza–Gorani | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northwestern Iranian language subgroup
ⓘ
proposed language subgroup ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Northwestern branch of Western Iranian ⓘ |
| classificationStatus |
disputed
ⓘ
proposed ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Zaza–Gorani group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zaza–Gorani languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaza–Gorani subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasisIn |
comparative-historical linguistic analysis
ⓘ
shared innovations between Zaza and Gorani ⓘ |
| hasDebateOn |
internal subgrouping within Northwestern Iranian
ⓘ
relationship to Kurdish ⓘ |
| hasDistinctFrom |
Kurdish proper (in some classifications)
ⓘ
Southwestern Iranian languages ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
Northwestern Iranian morphological traits
ⓘ
Northwestern Iranian phonological traits ⓘ lexical similarities between Zaza and Gorani ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Gorani language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zaza language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelatedConcept |
Caspian languages
ⓘ
Kurdish languages ⓘ Tatic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Iranian dialectology
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystems |
Arabic-based script (for some Gorani varieties)
ⓘ
Latin script (for some Zaza varieties) ⓘ |
| includes |
Dimli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gorani dialects ⓘ Hawrami NERFINISHED ⓘ Zazaki ⓘ |
| isConsidered | cluster of closely related Northwestern Iranian varieties ⓘ |
| isProposedBy | some linguists ⓘ |
| isSometimesClassifiedAs |
part of Kurdish dialect continuum
ⓘ
separate from Kurdish ⓘ |
| isSpokenIn |
border regions of the Zagros Mountains
ⓘ
eastern Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Iraq ⓘ western Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedIn | Iranian linguistics literature ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Ahl-e Haqq (Yarsani) religious communities (for Gorani)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gorani-speaking communities ⓘ Zaza people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Indo-European languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indo-Iranian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Iranian languages ⓘ Northwestern Iranian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Iranian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfProposal | 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.