Esvanos

Esvanos
შვანარ / shvanar

Esvanos al final del siglo XIX
Ubicación Svanetia, GeorgiaBandera de Georgia Georgia
Idioma esvano
Religión Cristianismo ortodoxo
Etnias relacionadas georgianos, lazes, mingrelianos
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Los esvanos (en esvano: შვანარ shvanar) son un grupo subétnico de los georgianos que habita principalmente en la región de Svanetia en Georgia.[1]​[2]​[3]​[4]​[5]​[6]​[7]​[8]​[9]​ Hablan el idioma esvano.

  1. ↑ Stephen F. Jones. Svans. World Culture Encyclopedia. Retrieved on March 13, 2011: «The Svans are one of the dozen or so traditionally recognized ethnic subgroups within the Georgian (Kartvelian) nation.»
  2. ↑ The Svans Kevin Tuite Université de Montréal 1992: «The Svans are one of the dozen or so traditionally recognized ethnic subgroups within the Georgian (Kartvelian) nation.»
  3. ↑ Britannica. Caucasian peoples: «The Caucasian peoples ... The southerners, comprising the Georgians, the closely related Mingrelians and Laz, and the Svan, make up the Republic of Georgia and live in western Transcaucasia (the Laz live in Turkish territory).»
  4. ↑ R. Wixman. The Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook (p.181): «Svan ... The Svanetians are one of the Kartvelian peoples of the Georgian SSR»
  5. ↑ Levinson, David. Ethnic Groups Worldwide: A Ready Reference Handbook. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1998. p 35
  6. ↑ Joshuaproject: Svanetian, Mushwan of Georgia
  7. ↑ D.N. Ushakov's Dictionary
  8. ↑ Modern Dictionary of Russian language. Efremova T.F. 2000
  9. ↑ Ethnologue. Language Family Trees-Svan