Svans
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This article is about a people in the Caucasus. For other uses, see Svans (disambiguation).
The Svans (Svan: შვანარ, Shvanar; Georgian: სვანი, Svani) are an ethnic subgroup of the Georgians (Kartvelians)[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] living mostly in Svaneti, a region in northwest Georgia. They speak the Svan language and are mostly bilingual also in Georgian. Both these languages belong to the Kartvelian (South Caucasian) language family. In the pre-1930 Soviet census, the Svans were afforded their own "ethnic group" (natsional'nost) category.[11] The self-designation of the Svan is Mushüan, which is probably reflected in the ethnonym Misimian of the Classical authors.[12]
Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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c. 14,000[1]–80,000[2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Georgia | 14,000[1]–30,000[2] |
Russia | 45 (2010)[3] |
Languages | |
Svan, Georgian | |
Religion | |
Predominantly † Eastern Orthodox Christianity (Georgian Orthodox Church) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Georgians, the Laz and Mingrelians |
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