ლაზონა
Laz
Etymology
A new term proposed in 1980's from ლაზი (lazi, “Laz”) + -ონა (-ona, “-field”).
Proper noun
ლაზონა • (lazona) (Latin spelling Lazona)
- A historical and cultural region of the southwestern Caucasus and northeastern Anatolia along the Black Sea coastline, traditionally inhabited by the Laz people, also called Lazistan.
- Synonym: ლაზისთანი (lazistani)
- მა ლაზონაზ ნა-რენ მსქვა ჯოღრაჶჲაფე ოჭარუთე ირიზ ბოჩინაფამ
- ma lazonaz na-ren mskva ǯoɣrafyape oč̣arute iriz bočinapam
- I write and introduce the beautiful geography of Lazona to everyone.
Related terms
- ლაზი (lazi, “Laz people”)
- ლაზური (lazuri, “Laz language”)
Descendants
- → English: Lazona
Usage notes
- The suffix -ონა (-ona) is added to inanimate nouns to form toponyms. This term is therefore not unquestionably adopted by a large number of Laz people.
Further reading
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–), “Lazona”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013), “ლაზონა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi