Kharberd–Yerznka dialect
| Kharberd-Yerznk | |
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| Kharberd | |
| խարբերդ-երզնկա բարբառ | |
| Native to | Elazığ, Tunceli, Erzincan |
| Ethnicity | Armenians |
Native speakers | unknown |
| Armenian alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | (included in Western Armenian [hyw]) |
| Glottolog | khar1280 |
Map of the Armenian dialects in early 20th century, including Kharberd-Erznkad
Kharberd-Yerznka | |
| History of the Armenian language |
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Armenian alphabet Romanization of Armenian |
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.