Kartvelian family
Laz
c. 1000 CE – today Living
Laz (c. 1000 CE – today) is a living Kartvelian language. Lineage: Proto-Kartvelian → Proto-Karto-Zan → Proto-Zan → Laz.
See Laz on the interactive map- Speakers
- 20K (20,000)
- ISO 639-3
- lzz
- Glottocode
- lazz1240
Spoken mainly along the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey. Endangered.
Lineage
- Proto-Kartvelianc. 2,500 BCE – 1,900 BCE
- Proto-Karto-Zanc. 1,900 BCE – 800 BCE
- Proto-Zanc. 800 BCE – 1000 CE
- Lazc. 1000 CE – today
Sister languages 1
Also descended from Proto-Zan.