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TUNCELİ (DİHA) - Stage player making stand-up shows in Zazaki dialect of Kurdish, Tekin Agacik, stated Zazaki is only being used in music field. Pointing out to make language permanent it is necessary to draw it into field of literature, poem and theatre, Agacik, thinks the duty of artists is to have forgotten concepts regained to language.

Theatre player Tekin Agacik making Zazaki stand-up shows in Turkey and different cities of Europe said that a language can be developed only by drawing it into art, literature and philosophy. Agacik engaged in theatre about 12 years, has been making stand-up shows in Zazaki dialect of Kurdish. Playing current topics with witty language, Agacik, satirize generally disintegrated situation of left in his plays.

' Necessity on having language regained its concepts again'

Expressing human being is a social being and creating many spiritual values, Agacik, said ''jest and facial expressions remained at the back plan and communication with voice has been come to forefront in the society of constructed values on contrary to wild life. That is to say there is no inborn word in human beings essence. Word is a product which human beings acquired artificially. Discovery of language coincides almost with the same period human being's making tools. And every language carries humanity heritage and culture with itself.''

Stating elimination of language means also elimination of human cultural heritage, Agarcik, told '' Kurdish and a dialect of it Zazaki is one of these languages and one of the oldest language of humanity, but today faces danger of disaapearance due to consciously executed policies. Many people almost come to be ashamed of using this language.'' Indicating the duty of artist for his or her part is to have this language regain its concepts, Agacik, said '' Every language should have concepts belonging to it. If you don't have your own concepts these concepts will be given from outside. These are not yours but concepts of others. What I want to say here is not to recreate Kurmancki (Zazaki) but to reveal it again from depths of history. Today many things belonging to this language either lost or passed to other languages.''

' It is meaningful people laugh in its own language

Saying when Zazaca mentioned what comes to mind is only music, Agacik, told '' but for this language to be permanent there is a need also for other fields like theatre, literature and poem. And I also try to breath life into this language facing extinction with stand-up shows which is different in Kurdish culture.''

Stressing that to get this language cease to be ashamed of, and inserting it into life, it is necessary to make it charming and put it into all fields of life. Expressing ' it is very meaningful people laugh and feel in its own language', Agacik, said ' he has performed many stand-up shows in many city of Turkey.

Sounding that he received positive reactions from spectators, Agacik, told '' people has great interest and this is positive. People coming here encounters something belongs to them and theirs, and this brings claiming''

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