Kartvelian family
Svan
c. 1,900 BCE – today Living
Svan (c. 1,900 BCE – today) is a living Kartvelian language. Lineage: Proto-Kartvelian → Svan.
See Svan on the interactive map- Speakers
- 14K (14,000)
- ISO 639-3
- sva
- Glottocode
- svan1243
The most divergent Kartvelian language, spoken in the mountains of Svaneti, Georgia. Unwritten; endangered.
Lineage
- Proto-Kartvelianc. 2,500 BCE – 1,900 BCE
- Svanc. 1,900 BCE – today
Sister languages 1
Also descended from Proto-Kartvelian.