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The Kartvelian languages (/ k ɑːr t ˈ v ɛ l i ə n,-ˈ v iː l-/ kart-VEL-ee-ən, - VEEL-; Georgian: ქართველური ენები, romanized: kartveluri enebi; also known as South Caucasian, Kartvelic, and Iberian languages) are a language family indigenous to the South Caucasus and spoken primarily in Georgia.
- Proto-Kartvelian Language
This has survived in Svan but not in the other languages....
- Nostratic
These languages include, among others, Indo-European,...
- Georgian language
Georgian ( ქართული ენა, romanized: kartuli ena, pronounced...
- Proto-Kartvelian Language
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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The Kartvelian languages are a language family. They are spoken in Georgia. The main language in the family is Georgian. There are two branches of Kartvelian languages: the Karto-Zan languages and the Svan language. [1] There are around 5.2 million speakers of Kartvelian languages.
- One of the world's primary language families
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,
Jan 13, 2021 · Since pre-historical times, the Kartvelian languages, also called South Caucasian languages, have been spoken in the western part of Transcaucasia, the region to the south of the Great Caucasian mountain chain that stretches between the Black and the Caspian seas. The area of the family overlaps mainly with the territory of the Republic of ...
