Zaza-Gorani is a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian languages. It consists of six related languages Gorani, Bajelani, Kirmanjki (Northern Zaza), Dimli (Southern Zaza), Sarli and Shabaki. Whether to consider them separate languages or only dialects is disputed. The area of the north-western dialects of Iranian was largely overrun by Turkish, subsequently known as Azeri or Azerbaijani, introduced in the eleventh century. By the sixteenth century, this language had ousted the indigenous Iranian… (More on Zaza-gorani)