Kartvelian languages

[Nosferatu_]

In Italy I was told that Georgian sounds like French I've also heard this from other foreigners.Svan really does sound like French a bit but not sure about Georgian,at least we have very different accents.

[Bornoz]

Can you understand the Laz guy Nosferatu?

[Nosferatu_]

Can you understand the Laz guy Nosferatu?

It sounds a lot like Mingrelian and I know a few Mingrelian words so I understood several words

[Dandelion]

Interesting how long ago languages like Svan and Mingrel/Laz split off into branches separate from Georgian. 3,000 BC, that's a very long time. How different are they then? Like Germanic versus Indo-Aryan different?

[Nosferatu_]

Interesting how long ago languages like Svan and Mingrel/Laz split off into branches separate from Georgian. 3,000 BC, that's a very long time. How different are they then? Like Germanic versus Indo-Aryan different?

Lazs and Mingrelians can understand each other but they can't understand Svan,Georgian is also very different from them and has Latin words,even some Germanic. For example ,,me'' in Georgian is also ,,me'' but pronounciation is a bit different, Soul_Suli, Cat_Kata, Chance_shansi, Mass_masa, Wine_gvino, sing_simgera ,,Mama'' is father and ,,Papa'' grandfather, ,,nu''(not) is also ,,nu'' in Georgian

[Dandelion]

Lazs and Mingrelians can understand each other but they can't understand Svan,Georgian is also very different from them and has Latin words,even some Germanic. For example ,,me'' in Georgian is also ,,me'' but pronounciation is a bit different, Soul_Suli, Cat_Kata, Chance_shansi, Mass_masa, Wine_gvino, sing_simgera ,,Mama'' is father and ,,Papa'' grandfather

Geographical proximity. No surprises about Svan, Svaneti being as remote as it is. From what I've seen the road to their land is very tedious and uncomfortable (a derelict road near a mountain pass with rock avalanches).

[black hole]

So?
p.s. I know may North Caucasians who ,,feel'' very close to us but Georgia and its languages are unique and ancient. Georgian itself has Latin influence but Svan,Laz,Mingrelian are much older than Latin languages.

North Caucasus languages are extremely archaic https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...aucasian+avars

I do not know about cultural aspects between you.

[Nosferatu_]

Geographical proximity. No surprises about Svan, Svaneti being as remote as it is. From what I've seen the road to their land is very tedious and uncomfortable (a derelict road near a mountain pass with rock avalanches).

Yes Svaneti probably is the most isolated region in Georgia and Svans are considered to be the least mixed and ,,truest'' Georgians by blood,they live in severe conditions though but their nature and mountains are very beautiful(sadly I've never been there)

[Nosferatu_]

North Caucasus languages are extremely archaic https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...aucasian+avars

I do not know about cultural aspects between you.

I'm not denying the fact that they are archaic.
Culturally Caucasians are very close to each other(clothes,music,dances are very similar) The main difference between them is the religion.Also Georgians are more ,,modernized'' than North Caucasians.

[black hole]

I'm not denying the fact that they are archaic.
Culturally Caucasians are very close to each other(clothes,music,dances are very similar) The main difference between them is the religion.Also Georgians are more ,,modernized'' than North Caucasians.

Yes. Also between you have the same old paganist roots if you do not look at Islam and Christianity. North Caucasians do not want to be look like others or copy western style, they are proud of themselves and their uniqueness, and the modernization is not their prerogative in their life.