Svan language
Kartvelian language of northwestern Georgia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Svan (ლუშნუ ნინ lušnu nin; Georgian: სვანური ენა, romanized: svanuri ena) is a Kartvelian language spoken in the western Georgian region of Svaneti primarily by the Svan people.[2][3] With its speakers variously estimated to be between 30,000 and 80,000, the UNESCO designates Svan as a "definitely endangered language".[4] It is of particular interest because it has retained many features that have been lost in the other Kartvelian languages.
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Svan | |
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ლუშნუ ნინ Lušnu nin | |
Pronunciation | [ˈɫuʃnu nin] |
Native to | Georgia |
Region | Svaneti Abkhazia |
Ethnicity | Svans |
Native speakers | 14,000 (2015)[1] |
Kartvelian
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Georgian script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sva |
Glottolog | svan1243 |
ELP | Svan |
Svan is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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