Kharberd–Yerznka dialect

The Kharberd–Yerznka dialect was a group of varieties of the same dialect that were spoken in the regions of Kharberd, Erzincan, Dersim, and Kiğı in the Ottoman Empire before WWI. After which it was spoken only in the diaspora In Syria, Romania, United States, and Lebanon. Although the Dersim variety was still spoken in Tunceli until 1938 when The Alevi Ashirets were dissolved and the remaining Armenians of Tunceli became Alevi and were assimilated into Zaza society.

Kharberd-Yerznka dialect
Kharberd
խարբերդ-երզնկա բարբառ
Native toElazığ, Tunceli, Erzincan
EthnicityArmenian people
Native speakers
unknown
Indo-European
  • Armenian
    • Western Armenian
      • Kharberd-Yerznka dialect
Writing system
Armenian alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3(included in Western Armenian [hyw])
Glottologkhar1280
Map of the Armenian dialects in early 20th century
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