ნინ

Svan

Alternative forms

• ნჷნ (nən)

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *nen(a)-.

Noun

ნინ • (nin) (plural ნჷნა̈რ)

1. language, tongue

Further reading

• Dondua, Ḳarṗez (2001) “ნინ”, in Svanur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni (lašxuri dialekṭi) [Svan–Georgian–Russian Dictionary (Lashkh dialect)] (Kartvelologiuri biblioteḳa; 6), revised and prepared for publication by Aleksandre Oniani, Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Pedagogical University Press, page 240a
• Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “ნინ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 241a
• Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ნინ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1423