Dimili
E776553
Dimili is an alternative ethnonym historically used to refer to the Zaza people, an ethnic group primarily inhabiting eastern Anatolia in modern-day Turkey.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dimilis | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnonym ⓘ |
| alternativeNameFor | Zaza people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGroupMinorityStatus | ethnic minority in Turkey GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage | Zaza language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMigration | Zaza diaspora in Europe ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Alevi Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentContext | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAssociatedWith | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Anatolian highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurdish-influenced cultural area ⓘ |
| demographicType | ethnic designation ⓘ |
| ethnicCategory | Iranian ethnic group ⓘ |
| ethnonymFor | Zaza people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeEthnonym |
Dimili Kurds
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ⓘ
Zaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollectiveIdentity | Zaza identity ⓘ |
| historicalUsage | historically used as an ethnonym ⓘ |
| identityDebate | part of debates on whether Zazas are Kurds ⓘ |
| isEndonymOrExonym | primarily exonym ⓘ |
| languageContext | Turkish context ⓘ |
| linguisticFamilyOfAssociatedGroup | Northwestern Iranian languages ⓘ |
| modernStatus | less common than ethnonym Zaza ⓘ |
| nameEtymologyStatus | disputed ⓘ |
| notCommonlyUsedAs | official designation in modern Turkey ⓘ |
| politicalSensitivity | ethnic identity term in Turkey ⓘ |
| populationCenterRegion |
Adıyaman Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bingöl Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Diyarbakır Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Elazığ Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Erzincan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Erzurum Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Sivas Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunceli Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Şanlıurfa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Zaza people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionAssociatedWith | eastern Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Zaza people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptUsedForName |
Arabic script
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ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ |
| sometimesConfusedWith | Kurdish ethnonyms ⓘ |
| usagePeriod | historical ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ottoman-era sources
ⓘ
neighboring Kurdish populations ⓘ some Turkish sources ⓘ |
| usedIn |
eastern Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern-day Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedToReferTo | Zaza people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Dimilis