Laz
The Colchis or Colchida region is called Kolkheti in
Laz/Mingrelian, the native language. This is the coastal
eastern border of the Black Sea, in present day Turkey and
Georgia. Laz/Mingrelian is a South Caucasian or Kartvelian
language with two varieties, Laz and Mingrelian, close to
Georgian. The majority of Laz people are living in Turkey,
but Laz has no official status in Turkey. 1.5 million Laz
live in Turkey and approximately 250,000 speak Laz (others
give much lower figures). The term Lazistan is also used for
the region of the Laz in Turkey, but that region does not
cover all the Laz territory. In adition Lazistan is a
forbidden term in Turkey, where Dogu Karadeniz is used to
name Colchis. Mingrelia is in Georgia , but Mingrelian has
no official status there. There may be 1,2 million
Mingrelians in Georgia, 500.000 speakers of the language. So
far, we have a list for Laz in Turkey. The language is
natively called Lazuri (Laz) or Margaluri (Mingrelian).
See also, the pages about the
Caucasus
and Georgia.
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Lazuri
- Kolkida erregioari Kolkheti esaten zaio hango
jatorrizko hizkuntzan Laz-Mingrelieraz. Itsaso Beltzeko
ekialdeko kostalde ingurua da Kolkheti, eta egun
Georgiaren eta Turkairen artean banatzen da. Hizkuntza
Hego Kaukasiar taldekoa da (Kartveliarra), Georgieraren
ahaide hurbila. Laz herria Turkian bizi da, baina ez dute
inongo ezagupenik. 1,5 milioi lagun izan daitezke, baina
hiztunak 250.000 goitik jota (ezin jakin). Turkiako Lazen
eskualdeari Lazistan ere esaten zaio (baina egiazki
eskualde horrek ez du Lazen lurralde osoa hartzen).
Mingreliera edo Margaluri hizkuntza Georgian mintzatzen
da, han ere babesik gabe. 1,2 mingreliar izan daitezke,
baina hiztunak miloi erdi edo. Oraingoz Turkiako Laz
hizkuntzarako (Lazuri, jatorrizko forman) taula bat dugu
hemen.
Ikus, halaber,
Kaukasoko
eta Georgiako orriak.
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