სგა̄უ̂იშ

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Svan

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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სგა̄უ̂იშ (sgāûiš)

  1. (literally) person living across, on the other side (implying the mountain range separating the region from the mainland Georgia); othersider.
  2. Georgian person
    სგაუ̂ი ლჷთორ მა̄რე̄ლ
    sgaûi lətor mārēl
    Educated othersiders visited [Svaneti]

References

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  • Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “სგა̄უ̂იშ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1575