Laz
South Caucasian language in the Kartvelian family, close to Mingrelian, spoken by the Laz people on the southeastern shore of the Black Sea
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Laz
Summary
Laz is a natural language[1]. Laz draws 487 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #157 of 734).[2]
Key Facts
- Laz is in the country of Turkey[3].
- Laz is in the country of Georgia[4].
- Laz's instance of is recorded as natural language[5].
- Laz's instance of is recorded as modern language[6].
- Laz is a type of Zan[7].
- Laz's writing system is recorded as Latin script[8].
- Laz's writing system is recorded as Georgian scripts[9].
- Laz's Wikimedia language code is recorded as lzz[10].
- Laz's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.2, 'lon': 41.1}[11].
- Laz's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Laz language[12].
- Laz's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+250000'}[13].
- Laz's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[14].
- Laz's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
- Laz's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lzz', 'text': 'ლაზური'}[16].
- Laz's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lzz', 'text': 'Lazuri'}[17].
- Laz's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'os', 'text': 'лазаг'}[18].
- Laz's different from is recorded as Laze[19].
- Laz's UNESCO language status is recorded as 3 definitely endangered[20].
- Laz's indigenous to is recorded as Laz people[21].
- Laz's indigenous to is recorded as Sanjak of Lazistan[22].
- Laz's indigenous to is recorded as Adjara[23].
- Laz's indigenous to is recorded as Artvin Province[24].
- Laz's indigenous to is recorded as Bolu Province[25].
- Laz's indigenous to is recorded as Kocaeli Province[26].
- Laz's indigenous to is recorded as Rize Province[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include natural language[5] and modern language[6]. Laz is a type of Zan[7].
Why It Matters
Laz draws 487 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #157 of 734).[2] Laz has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Laz is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]