Svans
E9015
Svans are a distinct subethnic group of Georgians known for their unique Svan language, highland culture, and traditional communities in the Svaneti region of the Caucasus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Svans canonical | 15 |
| Svanuri ena | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
subethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoSpeak | Georgian language ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Svaneti
Svaneti ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Svaneti
|
| cultureType | highland culture ⓘ |
| ethnicRelation |
related to Laz
ⓘ
related to Mingrelians ⓘ related to other Kartvelian peoples ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage | English ⓘ |
| haveDistinctCostume | yes ⓘ |
| haveDistinctCustoms | yes ⓘ |
| historicalLifestyle | clan-based society ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
fierce mountain warriors
ⓘ
relative isolation from lowlands ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Svan language
ⓘ
polyphonic singing ⓘ tower-house architecture ⓘ traditional blood-feud customs (historically) ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
Svan language
ⓘ
surface form:
Svan (Northwest Kartvelian)
|
| languageEndangermentStatus | endangered (Svan language) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Kartvelian languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | unwritten or minimally written language ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Caucasus ⓘ |
| mainReligionDenomination | Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| modernCitizenship | citizens of Georgia ⓘ |
| musicTradition | Georgian polyphony ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Svaneti
ⓘ
surface form:
სვანები
|
| nativeNameLanguage | Georgian ⓘ |
| partOfState |
Kingdom of Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Georgia (historically)
|
| populationTrend | declining in highland villages due to migration ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Svan language ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
pre-Christian folk beliefs (syncretic) ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Georgians ⓘ |
| traditionalArchitecture | medieval stone towers (Svan towers) ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
cattle breeding
ⓘ
horse breeding ⓘ mountain agriculture ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ |
| traditionalHabitat |
Lesser Caucasus
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Caucasus Mountains
northwestern Georgia ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion | Svaneti ⓘ |
| traditionalSettlementType | mountain villages ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageContext |
Svaneti
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Svaneti cultural landscape
|
| useWritingSystemForLiturgy | Georgian script ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Svanuri ena
subject surface form:
Western Georgia
subject surface form:
Upper Svaneti
subject surface form:
Mestia