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Study: Younger Zazas in Dersim reluctant to learn Zaza language, increasingly identify as 'Turks'

Study: Younger Zazas in Dersim reluctant to learn Zaza language, increasingly identify as 'Turks'

"The oldest generation is monolingual and this language is the Zaza language. The middle-aged generation, who learned the second language mainly at school, are bilingual. The younger generation are again monolingual but this language is Turkish," says Dr. Güntaş-Aldatmaz.

1 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek