Karto-Zan languages

The Karto-Zan, also known as Georgian-Zan, languages are a branch of Kartvelian language family that contains Georgian and Zan languages. Svan language forms the other branch of the Kartvelian family, showing characteristic differences from Karto-Zan group.[1] It has been hypothesized that divergence between Svan and Proto-Kartvelian language goes back as far as 19th century BCE. Georgian and Zan languages on the other hand diversified from Proto-Georgian-Zan language during 7th century BCE.[2] Both languages share common archaic words related to metallurgy and agriculture absent in Svan.

Karto-Zan
Georgian-Zan
Geographic
distribution		South Caucasus, Anatolia, Israel
Linguistic classificationKartvelian
  • Karto-Zan
Subdivisions
Glottologgeor1252

Classification
Family tree of the Kartvelian languages

Karto-Zan languages constitute a branch of the Kartvelian language family. Glottolog internally divides Karto-Zan group in Georgic languages, which contain Georgian and its dialects, Judaeo-Georgian and Old Georgian, and Zan languages constituted by the Mingrelian and Laz languages.[3]

References
  1. Linguistics. Mouton. 1999.
  2. Soviet Anthropology and Archaeology: ISAP Translations from Original Soviet Sources. International Arts and Sciences Press. 1965.
  3. "Glottolog 4.1 - Georgian-Zan". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2020-01-08.


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