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There are four languages in the South Caucasian (or Kartvelian) family: Georgian, Laz, Mingrelian and Svan. |
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Laz language on decline in Turkey Laz linguist Ismail Bucaklisi was quoted by Aljazeera as saying that he realized the Laz language was in danger of extinction when he traveled from Istanbul to Turkey and observed that children were no longer speaking in Laz. Instead, most children spoke in Turkish, as it was the language that their parents taught them. Ismail then went ahead to put together a Laz dictionary in an effort to preserve the language. The Turkish government has not provided any public support for [...] |
Laz is spoken by approximately 220,000 native speakers, mostly in the Black Sea littoral area of Northeast Turkey, and with some 30,000 in Adjara, Georgia. Along with Mingrelian. Along with Mingrelian, it forms the Zan branch of the South Caucasian (Kartvelian) language family.
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This dictionary was made by Renato B. Figueiredo.
List status: © Renato B. Figueiredo
Laz > English: 1,236 words
English > Laz: 736 words
Last update: March 21, 2014
First upload: May 28, 2009
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