Examples From Inherited Lexicon
| Proto-Kartv.
form |
Karto-Zan | Svan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proto-form | Georgian | Mingrelian | Laz | |||
| 1. one, 2. other | *s₁xwa |
*s₁xwa |
sxva (other) |
šxva (other) |
čkva / škva / (other, one more) |
e-šxu (one) |
| one | n/a | *erti |
erti |
arti |
ar |
n/a |
| two | *yori |
*yori |
ori |
žiri / žəri / |
žur / ǯur / |
yori |
| three | *sami |
*sami |
sami |
sumi |
sum |
semi |
| four | *o(s₁)txo |
*otxo |
otxi |
otxi |
otxo |
w-oštxw |
| five | *xu(s₁)ti |
*xuti |
xuti |
xuti |
xut |
wo-xušd |
| six | *eks₁wi |
*eks₁wi |
ekvsi |
amšvi |
aši |
usgwa |
| seven | *šwidi |
*šwidi |
švidi |
škviti |
škvit |
i-šgwid |
| eight | *arwa |
*arwa |
rva |
ruo / bruo / |
ovro / orvo / |
ara |
| nine | *c₁xara |
*c₁xara |
cxra |
čxoro |
čxoro |
čxara |
| ten | *a(s₁)ti |
*ati |
ati |
viti |
vit |
ešd |
| twenty | n/a | *oc₁i |
oci |
eči |
eči |
n/a |
| hundred | *as₁i |
*as₁i |
asi |
oši |
oši |
aš-ir |
| Personal Pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proto-Kartv. | Georgian | Mingrelian | Laz | Svan | |
| I | *me |
me |
ma |
ma(n) |
mi |
| You (sg.) | *sen |
šen |
si |
si(n) |
si |
| That | *e- |
e-sa |
e-na |
(h)e-ya |
e-ǯa |
| We | *čwen |
čven |
čki(n) / čkə(n) / |
čkin / čku / šku / / |
|
| You (pl.) | *stkwen |
tkven |
tkva(n) |
tkvan |
sgäy |
| Possessive Pronouns | |||||
| Proto-Kartv. | Georgian | Mingrelian | Laz | Svan | |
| My | *č(w)e-mi |
če-mi |
čki-mi |
čki-mi / ški-mi / |
mi-šgu |
| Your (sg.) | *š(w)eni |
šeni |
skani |
skani |
i-sgu |
| His/her/its | *m-is₁ |
m-is-i |
mu-š-i |
(h)e-mu-š-i |
m-ič-a |
| Our | *čweni |
čveni |
čkini / čkəni / |
čkini / čkuni / škuni / / |
gu-šgwey (excl.) ni-šgwey (incl.) |
| Your (pl.) | *stkweni |
tkveni |
tkvani |
tkvani |
i-sgwey |
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