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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Svan language | | | |  Svan language: Encyclopedia II - Svan language - DistributionSvan is the native language of about 30,000 people living in the mountains of Svaneti, i.e. in the districts of Mestia and Lentekhi of Georgia, along the Enguri, Tskhenistskali and Kodori rivers. Some Svan speakers live in the autonomous republic of Abkhazia; although conditions there make it difficult to reliably estimate their numbers, they are thought to number only around 2,500 individuals.
The language is used in familiar and casual social communication. It has no written standard or official status; most speakers also speak Geor ...
See also:Svan language, Svan language - Distribution, Svan language - History, Svan language - Features, Svan language - Familial features, Svan language - Distinguishing features, Svan language - Dialects, Svan language - Books Read more here: » Svan language: Encyclopedia II - Svan language - Distribution |
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| | | | Svan language: Encyclopedia II - Laz language - Linguistic classification Laz is one of the four South Caucasian languages, closely related to Megrelian and somewhat less closely to Georgian. The Laz and Megrelian communities were separated by politics and religion around 500 years ago, and the languages are no longer mutually intelligible. The Laz-Megrelian branch apparently split from Georgian in the 1st millennium BC.
Laz language - Dialects.
Laz has five major dialects:
Hopan, spoken in Hopa;
Vitse-Arkabian, spoken in Arhavi and Fındıklı;
Chkhalan, spoken in Düzköy;
Atinan, spoken in Pazar (forme ...
See also:Laz language, Laz language - Linguistic classification, Laz language - Dialects, Laz language - Geographical distribution, Laz language - Social and cultural status, Laz language - Language features, Laz language - Familial features, Laz language - Distinguishing features Read more here: » Laz language: Encyclopedia II - Laz language - Linguistic classification |
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| | | | Svan language: Encyclopedia II - Laz language - Language features
Laz language - Familial features.
Like many languages of the Caucasus, Laz has a rich consonantal system (in fact, the richest among the South Caucasian family) but only five vowels (a,e,i,o,u). The nouns are inflected with agglutinative suffixes to indicate grammatical function (4 to 7 cases, depending on the dialect) and number (singular or plural), but not by gender.
The Laz verb is inflected with suffixes according to person and number, and also for tense, aspect, mood, and (in some dialects) evidentia ...
See also:Laz language, Laz language - Linguistic classification, Laz language - Dialects, Laz language - Geographical distribution, Laz language - Social and cultural status, Laz language - Language features, Laz language - Familial features, Laz language - Distinguishing features Read more here: » Laz language: Encyclopedia II - Laz language - Language features |
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| | | | Svan language: Encyclopedia II - Laz language - Social and cultural status Laz has no official status in either Turkey or Georgia, and no written standard. It is presently used only for familiar and casual interaction; for literary, business, and other purposes, Laz speakers use their country's official language (Turkish or Georgian). Occasional publications in Laz are written using the corresponding alphabets. Laz speakers seem to be decreasing in number because of rapid assimilation into the mainstream Tu ...
See also:Laz language, Laz language - Linguistic classification, Laz language - Dialects, Laz language - Geographical distribution, Laz language - Social and cultural status, Laz language - Language features, Laz language - Familial features, Laz language - Distinguishing features Read more here: » Laz language: Encyclopedia II - Laz language - Social and cultural status |
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| | | | Svan language: Encyclopedia II - Laz language - Geographical distribution The ancient kingdom of Colchis was located in the same region the Laz speakers are found in today, and its inhabitants probably spoke an ancestral version of the language. Colchis was the setting for the famous Greek legend of Jason and the Argonauts.
Today most Laz speakers live in Northeast Turkey, in a strip of lang along the shore of the Black Sea: in the Pazar (Atina), Ardeşen and Fındıklı (Viče) districts of Rize, and in the Arhavi, Hopa and Borçka districts of Artvin (where many immigrants settled since the Russian-Turkis ...
See also:Laz language, Laz language - Linguistic classification, Laz language - Dialects, Laz language - Geographical distribution, Laz language - Social and cultural status, Laz language - Language features, Laz language - Familial features, Laz language - Distinguishing features Read more here: » Laz language: Encyclopedia II - Laz language - Geographical distribution |
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| | | | Svan language: Encyclopedia II - Svaneti - Geography Surrounded by 3,000-5,000 meter peaks, Svaneti is the highest inhabited area in Europe. Four of the 10 highest peaks of the Caucasus are located in the region. The highest mountain in Georgia, Mount Shkhara at 5,201 meters (17,059 feet), is located in Svaneti. Other prominent peaks include Tetnuldi (4,974m./16,319ft.), Shota Rustaveli (4,960m./16,273ft.), Mt. Ushba (4,710m./15,453ft.), and Ailama (4,525m./14,842ft.).
Situated on the southern slopes of the central Greater Caucasus, the province extends over the upper valleys of the Rio ...
See also:Svaneti, Svaneti - Geography, Svaneti - Climate, Svaneti - History, Svaneti - Population, Svaneti - Culture and tourism Read more here: » Svaneti: Encyclopedia II - Svaneti - Geography |
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| | | | Svan language: Encyclopedia II - South Caucasian languages - Classification With the exception of Georgian and Gruzinic, these languages are not mutually intelligible. However, they are clearly related, and Laz and Megrelian are officially considered a single language, called "Zan". The connection between all these languages was first reported in linguistic literature by J. Güldenstädt in the 18th century, and later proven by G. Rosen, M. Brosset, F. Bopp and others during the 1840's. They are believed to have split off from a single proto-Kartvelian language, possibly spoken in the region of present-day Georgia a ...
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| | | | Svan language: Encyclopedia II - List of Georgia-related topics - 0-9 .ge
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| | | | Svan language: Encyclopedia II - Svaneti - Population The Svans, indigenous population of the area, are ethnographic group of the Georgian people. Until the 1930s Mingrelians and Svans had their own census grouping, but were classified under the broader category of Georgian thereafter. They are Georgian Orthodox Christians, and were Christianized in the 4th-6th centuries. However, some remnants of old paganism have been maintained. Saint George (known as Jgëræg to the locals), a patron saint of Georgia, is the most respected saint. The Svans have retained many of their old traditions, including blood revenge. Their families are small, and the husband is the head of his family. The Svan reall ...
See also:Svaneti, Svaneti - Geography, Svaneti - Climate, Svaneti - History, Svaneti - Population, Svaneti - Culture and tourism Read more here: » Svaneti: Encyclopedia II - Svaneti - Population |
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| | | | Svan language: Encyclopedia II - Svaneti - History Known as Suaneti in ancient times, the province had been a dependency of Colchis, and of its successor kingdom of Lazika (Egrisi) until AD 552, when the Suanians took advantage of the Lazic War, repudiated this connexion and went over to the Persians. The Byzantines wanted the region, for if they secured its passes, they could prevent Persian raids on the border areas of Lazica. With the end of the war (562), Suaneti again became part of Lazica. Then, the province joined Abkhazia to form a unified monarchy which was incorporated into the Kin ...
See also:Svaneti, Svaneti - Geography, Svaneti - Climate, Svaneti - History, Svaneti - Population, Svaneti - Culture and tourism Read more here: » Svaneti: Encyclopedia II - Svaneti - History |
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| | | | Svan language: Encyclopedia II - Svan language - Features
Svan language - Familial features.
Like all languages of the South Caucasian family, Svan has a large number of consonants. It has agreement between subject and object, and a split-ergative morphosyntactic system. Verbs are marked for aspect, evidentiality and "version".
Svan language - Distinguishing features.
Svan retains the consonant /q/ (voiceless aspirated stop), and the glides /w/ and /y/. It has a larger repertoire of vowels than Georgian; the Upper Bal dialect of Svan ...
See also:Svan language, Svan language - Distribution, Svan language - History, Svan language - Features, Svan language - Familial features, Svan language - Distinguishing features, Svan language - Dialects, Svan language - Books Read more here: » Svan language: Encyclopedia II - Svan language - Features |
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