Svan language
E57216
Svan language is a highly conservative and endangered Kartvelian language spoken by the Svan people in the Svaneti region of northwestern Georgia.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Svan (Northwest Kartvelian) | 1 |
| Svan language (Kvemo Svaneti) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kartvelian language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Caucasian languages ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Georgian language
ⓘ
Laz language ⓘ Mingrelian language ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | definitely endangered ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lushnu nin
ⓘ
Svans ⓘ
surface form:
Svanuri ena
|
| hasAncestor | Proto-Kartvelian language ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Lashkh dialect
ⓘ
Lentekh dialect ⓘ Lower Bal dialect ⓘ Upper Bal dialect ⓘ Ushguli dialect ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex verbal morphology
ⓘ
ergative alignment in some constructions ⓘ rich consonant inventory ⓘ vowel harmony in some dialects ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | svan1243 ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | sva ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType |
agglutinative
ⓘ
fusional ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpeakers | approximately 30000 ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length in some dialects
ⓘ
series of ejective consonants ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryReligionOfSpeakers | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Georgian script ⓘ |
| is |
highly conservative in morphology
ⓘ
highly conservative in phonology ⓘ |
| isClassifiedBy | UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger ⓘ |
| isNotMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
Georgian language
ⓘ
Laz language ⓘ Mingrelian language ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | some schools in Svaneti ⓘ |
| isThreatenedBy | language shift to Georgian ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
epic poetry
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Kartvelian languages ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Georgia ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Svan people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Georgia
ⓘ
Svaneti ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Kartvelian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
South Caucasian languages
|
| usesScript | Mkhedruli script ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Svan language (Kvemo Svaneti)
subject surface form:
Western Georgia
this entity surface form:
Svan (Northwest Kartvelian)