斯凡人

斯凡人（喬治亞語：სვანი，Svani）是一支多数生活在格鲁吉亚西北斯瓦内蒂格鲁吉亚人的分支[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]，说斯凡语，大多数人也说格鲁吉亚语，这两种语言都属于南高加索语系。1930年前苏联进行的调查将斯凡人划分为独立的民族。

参考

1. Stephen F. Jones. Svans （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）. World Culture Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2011-03-13: «The Svans are one of the dozen or so traditionally recognized ethnic subgroups within the Georgian (Kartvelian) nation.»
2. The Svans （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆） 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 （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）: «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 （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆） (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. СВАНЫ - это... Что такое СВАНЫ?. [2017-08-18]. （原始内容存档于2013-12-18）. 
7. Сваны - это... Что такое Сваны?. [2017-08-18]. （原始内容存档于2021-01-21）.