ISO 639-3 · svasva
Kartvelian family
Svan
Svan is a language of the Kartvelian branch, spoken in Georgia. Wikidata counts about 15,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Kartvelian language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
sva- Glottocode
svan1243- Family
- Kartvelian
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 64 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
3scripts
1levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Svan |
|---|---|
| Also called | Svan language, Svane, Svanuri, Svanuri + Lashkhuri |
| All speakers | 15,000 |
| Written in | Georgian scripts, Cyrillic, Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Kartvelian to Svan
The branches above Svan, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
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where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Georgia
azeAzerbaijaniTurkic · 35 mSafekurKurdishIndo-European · 21 mSafeazjNorth AzerbaijaniTurkic · 9.2 m1 · NationalhyeArmenianIndo-European · 6.7 m1 · NationalcheChechenNortheast Caucasian · 1.4 m2 · ProvincialpntPontic GreekIndo-European · 778,0006a · VigorousavaAvarNortheast Caucasian · 766,5003 · Wider CommunicationxmfMingrelianunclassified · 345,5306a · VigorouslzzLazunclassified · 250,0006b · ThreatenedaiiAssyrian Neo-AramaicAfroasiatic · 232,3006b · Threatened