LZZ ISO 639-3
Laz
Lazuri Autonym
A language of Turkey
- ISO 639
- lzz
- Alternate Names
- Chan, Chanuri, Chanzan, Laze, Zan
- Autonym
- Lazuri
- Population
- 20,000 in Turkey (Salminen 2007). Ethnic population: 103,000 (2019). Total users in all countries: 22,000.
- Location:
- Arkab, Artasen, Artvin, Atin, Bolu, Hopa, Kemer, Kocaeli, Rize, Sakarya, Sarp, and Vitse provinces.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Kartvelian, Zan
- Dialects
- Pazar (Atinuri), Hopuri, Çxaluri, Viǯur-Arkabuli, Artaşenuri. Officially considered a single language with Mingrelian [xmf], called, Zan, although not mutually inherently intelligible.
- Language Use
- Rapid language shift to Turkish [tur] (Salminen 2007). Also use Turkish [tur].
- Language Development
- Bible portions: 2020.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Laz
- Writing
- Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli) script [Geor], used in Georgia. Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Journal and cultural society. View other languages of Germany
Language Name
Laz
User Population
1,000 in Germany (Salminen 2007).
- Location
- Adjara region: a few villages.
- Dialects
- Xopa (Hopa), Chxala (Ckhala), Vice-Arxava (Vital-Arkhava), Atina, Samurzakan-Zugdidi, Senaki.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting)
- Other Comments
- Muslim. View other languages of Georgia
Language Name
Laz
User Population
1,000 in Georgia (Salminen 2007).
Map
Location: Arkab, Artasen, Artvin, Atin, Bolu, Hopa, Kemer, Kocaeli, Rize, Sakarya, Sarp, and Vitse provinces.
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