Alternate Names: Chan, Chanuri, Chanzan, Laze, Zan
Dialects: None known. Officially considered a single language with Mingrelian ,, called, Zan, although not mutually inherently intelligible.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 20,000 in Turkey (Salminen 2007). Population total all countries: 22,000. Ethnic population: 92,000 (1980).
Language Use: Rapid language shift to Turkish [tur] (Salminen 2007). Also use Turkish [tur].
Writing System: Georgian (Mkhedruli), Latin
Nation of Origin: Turkey
Other Comments: Muslim.