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[image] What are the origins of the Zazas? The Zazas are a Kurdish subgroup who speak an Adharic-derived language. This linguistic grouping also includes Talysh, Gorani, and various Tatic dialects. The Adharic grouping is an Iranian cluster tied to northwest Iran, distinct from the

[image] The ancient Greek Eratosthenes of Cyrene (276–194 BC) provides the earliest reliable attestation of the Kurds. Writing sometime after 240 BCE during the early Ptolemaic Kingdom (soon after the Achaemenid collapse), when he served as chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria,

[image] Are Kurds ethnically Mede? The question itself is misleading because it assumes a clear misunderstanding of what a Mede was. In reality the Medes were not an ethnic group, but an organised tribal political group of Iranians much like the Mards, Sagartians, Persians, and many

[image] The empire that never existed: The Median empire. In Book 1 of The Histories, Herodotus devotes considerable attention to the rise of the Achaemenid Empire. He begins by describing the revolts of the Medes against the Neo-Assyrian Empire. According to his account, the Medes had

[image] This major upcoming publication should not be understated in terms of how important it will be for the academic study of the Kurdish languages. It will provide a comprehensive scholarly overview of what we already know, while also building on that knowledge further. Importantly,

[image] That's a good explanation; however, I have an objection to the beginning. I believe the Zaza-Goran group were originally Kurds from the Media Atropatene region. Their distance from Persian influence allowed them to preserve the North-Western character of their language – quite