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The Svans are an ethnographic group of Georgians that mostly live in Svaneti region of Georgia. They speak the Svan language. Image File history File links AAKH001583. ...
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Svaneti (სვáƒáƒœáƒ”თი. Also known as Svanetia or Svania in Russian and Western languages) is a historic province in Georgia, in the northwestern part of the country. ...
The Svan language (ლუშნუ ნინ, lushnu nin in Svan; სვáƒáƒœáƒ£áƒ ი ენáƒ, svanuri ena in Georgian) is a language spoken in Northwest Georgia. ...
History
The Svans are usually identified with the Soanes mentioned by Strabo, who placed them more or less in the area still occupied by the modern-day Svans.
Until the 1930s Mingrelians and Svans had their own census grouping, but were classified under the broader category of Georgian thereafter. They are Georgian Orthodox Christians, and were Christianized in the 4th-6th centuries. However, some remnants of old paganism have been maintained. Saint George (known as Jgëræg to the locals), a patron saint of Georgia, is the most respected saint. The Svans have retained many of their old traditions, including blood revenge. Their families are small, and the husband is the head of his family. The Svan really respect the older women in families. 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ...
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Language Typically bilingual, they use both Georgian and their own, unwritten Svan language, which together with the Georgian, Megrelian, and Laz languages constitute the Kartvelian, or South Caucasian language family. The Svan language is being largely replaced by the Georgian proper. The Svan language (ლუშნუ ნინ, lushnu nin in Svan; სვáƒáƒœáƒ£áƒ ი ენáƒ, svanuri ena in Georgian) is a language spoken in Northwest Georgia. ...
Megrelian or Mingrelian (მáƒáƒ გáƒáƒšáƒ£áƒ ი ნინáƒ, Margaluri nina, in Megrelian; მეგრული ენáƒ, Megruli ena, in Georgian) is a language spoken in northwest Georgia. ...
The Laz language (lazuri in Laz; ლáƒáƒ–ური, lazuri, or áƒáƒáƒœáƒ£áƒ ი, chanuri, in Georgian) is spoken by an ethnic group of the same name on the Southeast shore of the Black Sea. ...
It has been suggested that Kartvel be merged into this article or section. ...
Culture Svan culture survives most wonderfully in its songs and dances. Svaneti boasts the most complex form of Georgian polyphonic singing, traditional to Georgian vocal music. Georgian music is characterized by polyphony, and accompanying haunting non-Western harmonies, which distinguish it from its neighbors like Armenia. ...
See also Svaneti (სვáƒáƒœáƒ”თი. Also known as Svanetia or Svania in Russian and Western languages) is a historic province in Georgia, in the northwestern part of the country. ...
External links - Official web-site of Svaneti
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