Mingrelian
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The Mingrelians are a people from the Kutais region of the Caucasus, closely related to the Georgians and sharing their physical beauty. They speak the Mingrelian language, also known as margaluri nina or megruli ena in Georgian. This language is part of the Kartvelian language family, which also includes Laz, Georgian, and Svan. While some scholars consider Mingrelian and Laz to be dialects of a single language called Zan, they are not mutually intelligible. Mingrelian speakers use Georgian as their literary language.12
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