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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
The Proto-Kartvelian language, or Common Kartvelian...
- Nostratic
Its exact composition varies based on proponent; it...
- Proto-Kartvelian Language
Nov 30, 2023 · Currently, the Kartvelian language family (aka the South Caucasian language family) consists of only four extant languages: Georgian, Svan, Megrelian and Laz, with Georgian being the most...
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
Its exact composition varies based on proponent; it typically includes the Kartvelian, Indo-European and Uralic languages; some languages from the similarly controversial Altaic family; the Afroasiatic languages; as well as the Dravidian languages (sometimes also Elamo-Dravidian).
- None
- Hypothetical macrofamily
The Kartvelian languages ( / kɑːrtvɛlɪɑːn /; Georgian : ქართველური ენები, translit.:kartveluri enebi, also known as Iberian [2] and formerly [3] South Caucasian [4]) are a language family indigenous to the Caucasus and spoken primarily in Georgia, with large groups of native speakers in Russia, Iran, the United States, the European Union, Israel...
The Proto-Kartvelian language, or Common Kartvelian (Georgian: წინარექართველური ენა, romanized: ts'inarekartveluri ena, Georgian: პროტოქართველური ენა, romanized: p'rot'okartveluri ena), is the linguistic reconstruction of the common ancestor of the Kartvelian languages ...
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.
