Laz
A language of Turkey (Asia)
| Population | 30,000 in Turkey (1980). Population total all countries: 33,250. Ethnic population: 92,000 in Turkey (1980). |
| Region | Northeast, Rize, Kemer, Atin, Artasen, Vitse, Arkab, Hopa, Sarp; Artvin, Sakarya, Kocaeli, and Bolu provinces. Also in Belgium, France, Georgia, Germany, United States. |
| Alternate names | Chan, Chanuri, Chanzan, Laze, Zan |
| Dialects | Officially considered a single language with Mingrelian [xmf], called ‘Zan’, although linguists recognize they are not mutually inherently intelligible. |
| Classification | Kartvelian, Zan |
| Language use | Also use Turkish [tur]. |
| Writing system | Georgian script, Mkhedruli style. Latin script. |
| Comments | Their name for their language is ‘Lazuri’. Not a written language in Turkey. Fishermen. Muslim. |
Also spoken in:
Georgia
| Language name | Laz |
| Population | 2,000 in Georgia (1982). |
| Region | Adjar, Georgia, a few villages. |
| Alternate names | Chan, Chanuri, Chanzan, Laze, Zan |
| Dialects | Xopa (Hopa), Chxala (Ckhala), Vice-Arxava (Vital-Arkhava), Atina, Samurzakan-Zugdidi, Senaki. |
| Language use | Georgian [kat] is literary language. |
| Comments | Their name for their language is ‘Lazuri’. Muslim. |
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