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The Kartvelian Language
The Svan language is considered to have branched off from the common Kartvelian root-language earlier than the
others, approximately 5 thousand years ago. After that, the unity of the Georgian and Zan languages dissolved a
thousand years later, giving rise to the Georgian and Zan languages. The Zan language then split into Megrelian and Laz
about 2 thousand years ago, although they have remained closely related since, and many linguists consider them to be
dialects of the same language. [eng]
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