ლაზონა

Laz

Etymology

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

Proper noun

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

• 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.

Related terms

• ლაზი (lazi, “Laz people”)
• ლაზური (lazuri, “Laz language”)

Descendants

• → English: Lazona

Further reading

• 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