The Karto-Zan languages, also known as Georgian–Zan, are a branch of the Kartvelian language family that contains the Georgian and Zan languages. The Svan language forms the other branch of the Kartvelian family, showing characteristic differences from the Karto-Zan group.[2] It has been hypothesized that the divergence between Svan and Proto-Kartvelian goes back as far as the 19th century BC. Georgian and Zan on the other hand diversified from Proto-Georgian–Zan during the 7th century BC.[3] Both languages share common archaic words related to metallurgy and agriculture absent in Svan.
| Karto-Zan | |
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| Georgian–Zan | |
| Geographic distribution | South Caucasus, Anatolia, Israel[1] |
| Linguistic classification | Kartvelian
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| Proto-language | Proto-Georgian–Zan |
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | geor1252 |
Classification
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The Karto-Zan languages constitute a branch of the Kartvelian language family. Glottolog internally divides the Karto-Zan group into the Georgic languages, which contain Georgian and its dialects, and Old Georgian, and the Zan languages, which contain the Mingrelian and Laz languages.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Glottolog 4.1 – Georgian-Zan". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ Linguistics. Mouton. 1999.
- ^ Soviet Anthropology and Archaeology: ISAP Translations from Original Soviet Sources. International Arts and Sciences Press. 1965.
