ლაზონა

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Laz

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Etymology

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A new term proposed in 1980's from ლაზი (lazi, Laz) +‎ -ონა (-ona, -field).

Proper noun

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ლაზონა (lazona) (Latin spelling Lazona)

  1. 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 coğrafyape oç̌arute iriz boçinapam
    I write and introduce the beautiful geography of Lazona to everyone.

Usage notes

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  • 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.
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Descendants

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  • English: Lazona

Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “Lazona”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ლაზონა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi