Language

Svan

Svan is a language in the Kartvelian family spoken in Georgia and Russia.

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From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Svan is spoken

  • Georgia
  • Russia

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About Svan

Language family
Kartvelian
ISO 639-3 code
sva
Glottocode
svan1243
Also known as
Svan: Lower Cholurian

Dialects and varieties 6

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Svan as a whole.

  • CholurNo known Scripture
  • LashxNo known Scripture
  • LentexNo known Scripture
  • Lower BalNo known Scripture
  • Lower CholurianNo known Scripture
  • Upper BalNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.