About Zazaki
| Dialect of | Kurdish |
| Native name | Zazakî |
| Regions | Turkey |
| Script | Latin |
Why Zazaki Is Different From Standard Kurdish
Zazaki is a distinct variety of Kurdish with its own vocabulary, pronunciation patterns, and cultural context. Students who grew up speaking Zazaki at home experience a real linguistic gap when academic instruction arrives in the standard variety only. Kuliso delivers instruction in Zazaki — meeting students where they are linguistically, so they can focus on learning the curriculum rather than decoding the language of instruction.
"A student who speaks Zazaki at home hears Zazaki in their tutoring sessions — not Kurdish that sounds like a textbook."
Where Zazaki Speakers Go to School
Zazaki speakers are found in Turkey. Diaspora communities bring this variety to schools worldwide — including the US, UK, Canada, and Australia — where students often find that academic instruction doesn't match the variety they speak at home.
Kuliso is already used by districts serving Zazaki-speaking families. Teachers assign the curriculum; the AI delivers it in Zazaki.
How Kuliso Adapts Lessons, Voice, and Assessment to Zazaki
Kuliso doesn't just translate — it localizes. When a student's dialect is set to Zazaki, the AI tutor adjusts:
- Vocabulary and idiom: Explanations use Zazaki-specific words and expressions the student recognizes — not the formal register they'd find in a reference grammar
- Word problems: Math and science contexts use culturally familiar references — local currencies, regional geography, community-specific examples
- Pronunciation guidance: Phonics and reading instruction use Zazaki phonology
- Assessment language: Students are assessed in Zazaki — their performance reflects subject mastery, not language-matching ability
- Academic register bridging: For students building literacy in standard Kurdish, Kuliso explicitly bridges from Zazaki to the academic variety — scaffolded, not abrupt
Curriculum Standards for Zazaki-Speaking Students
Zazaki-speaking students may qualify for ELL/EL or bilingual services in US schools. Kuliso maps all Zazaki instruction to WIDA standards and the relevant state curriculum frameworks — Common Core, NGSS, and state-specific social studies standards — while delivering content in the student's home variety.
Subjects Available in Zazaki
Every core K-12 subject is available in Zazaki — not a simplified version, but full grade-level instruction:
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Other Kurdish Dialects We Support
Kuliso serves all major Kurdish varieties. Click to see the page for any dialect: