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{{Short description|Subethnic group of Kartvelian people}}
[[Image:Golden_Fleece%2C_part_of_Georgian_cities_COAs.svg|left|150px|[[Golden Fleece|The Golden Fleece]] symbol at coats of arms of municipalities in some cities and towns in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. This symbol represents a Colchian heritage of these cities and towns]]
{{about|the Zan speakers|the singular|Zan (disambiguation)}}
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The '''Zans''' ({{lang-ka|ზანები|tr}}) or '''Chans''' ({{lang-ka|ჭანები|tr}}) are a subethnic group of the [[Kartvelian peoples|Kartvelian people]], speaking the [[Zan languages]].
'''Zan''' (ზანი, ''zani'') or '''Chan''' (ჭანი, ''ch'ani'') people is a [[Georgians|South Caucasian]] people in the ancient [[Colchis]] of western [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. [[Laz people|Laz]] and [[Mingrelians]] are current Zanic and [[Zan languages|Zan language-speaking]] subethnic groups which still live in [[Colchis]] region.

* '''[[Kartvelian peoples]]'''
**[[Georgians]]
**'''Zans''' ([[Mingrelians]] and [[Laz people]])
**[[Svans]]


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Mingrelian people]]
* [[Kartvelian languages]]
* [[Laz people]]
* [[Zan languages]]


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Latest revision as of 07:16, 10 October 2024

The Zans (Georgian: ზანები, romanized: zanebi) or Chans (Georgian: ჭანები, romanized: ch'anebi) are a subethnic group of the Kartvelian people, speaking the Zan languages.

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