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kart1248. The Kartvelian languages ( / kɑːrtˈvɛliən, - ˈviːl -/ kart-VEL-ee-ən, -VEEL-; Georgian: ქართველური ენები, romanized: kartveluri enebi; also known as South Caucasian, Kartvelic, and Iberian languages [1]) are a language family indigenous to the South Caucasus and spoken primarily in Georgia.
- One of the world's primary language families
A brief treatment of Kartvelian languages follows. For full treatment, see Caucasian languages. Of the Kartvelian language family, only Georgian, the official language of Georgia, has an ancient literary tradition. Georgian dates to the 5th century ad. The Georgian written form is also used by speakers of the other languages, which are nonliterate.
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Georgian ( ქართული ენა, romanized: kartuli ena, pronounced [ˈkʰartʰuli ˈena]) is the most widely spoken Kartvelian language; it also serves as the literary language or lingua franca for speakers of related languages. [2] It is the official language of Georgia and the native or primary language of 87.6% of its population. [3]
- 3.7 million (2014)
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Nov 30, 2023 · The divergence of Kartvelian languages is strongly associated with differences in the rate of technological expansions in relation to landscape heterogeneity, as well as the emergence of state-run ...
Dec 7, 2023 · The South Caucasian (Kartvelian) language family, a cornerstone of the region's cultural and linguistic identity, has long intrigued linguists and historians alike. A recent groundbreaking study published in Nature offers fresh perspectives on its origins and evolution, employing a blend of linguistic, genetic, and ecological analyses.
This has survived in Svan but not in the other languages. Svan also includes a number of archaisms from the Proto-Kartvelian era, and therefore it is thought that Svan broke off from Proto-Kartvelian at a relatively early stage: the later Proto-Kartvelian stage (called Karto-Zan) split into Georgian and Zan (Mingrelo-Laz). Phonology Vowels
Apr 10, 2024 · Georgian language, official language of the republic of Georgia, whose spoken form has many dialects, usually divided into East Georgian and West Georgian groups.These, together with the related Mingrelian (Megrelian), Laz (Chan), and Svan languages, make up the Kartvelian, or South Caucasian, language family.
