| (documentation SvanLanguage EnglishLanguage "The SvanLanguage is a SvanGroupLanguage of GeorgiaFormerSovietRepublic. SIL code: SVA. ISO 639-2: cau. Population: 35,000 (1975). Alternate names: LUSHNU, SVANURI. Dialects: UPPER BAL, LOWER BAL, LASHX, LENTEX. Comments: Georgian and Russian are used as literary languages. Svan is used in daily family communication. Proficiency limited among young people. Reports indicate that speakers want to remain separate from Georgian. Their name for their language is 'Lushnu'. Not a written language. Traditional territory and way of life. Christian, Jewish (Lakhamul).(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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