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Another part of scientist (G. Rogava, M. Chukhua, etc.) explain
the occurrence of word forms incorporating hissing consonants in Megrelian-Chan-Svan
explains by the influence of Georgian: it is either
transferred from Georgian or modified under the influence of Georgian.
It is more logical to assume that one part of words of common
Kartvelian is preserved unaltered in Kartvelian dialects while another
part is modified phonetically or semantically. Currently, the phonetic
factors resulting in sound alteration are unknown.
b) Hushing consonant reflexes
A sound complex in Megrelian-Chan and Svan, as a rule, correspond
to the common Kartvelian hushing consonants: a hushing consonant
+ a velar plosive: common Kartvelian (na)biji "step", Megrelian ge-bijgapa
"take a step, setting one’s foot down", Svan bijg "step"; common Kartvelian
šuidi "seven", Megrelian škviti, Laz škviti/ škiti, Svan išgwid, etc.
Presence of the common Kartvelian phoneme *ž is regarded to be
questionable. According to A. Shanidze, ž is a secondary sound. Thus,
the correspondence ž: žg/zg is not confirmed.
According to the recent studies, certain roots that have been revealed
in common Kartvelian that attest the sound correspondence:
Georgian ž – Zan žğ/žg which proves the authenticity of reconstruction
of the common Kartvelian phoneme *ž 295
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The above-mentioned sound correspondences in Megrelian-Chan-
Svan are often violated:
a) s corresponds to the common Kartvelian š: common Kartvelian
šen – Megrelian-Chan si – Svan si, etc.
b) the hissing consonant complexes represented correspond to the
common Kartvelian hushing consonants ((ĵg, ck, ċķ, sk/sg): common Kartvelian
šueni "is beautiful, befits", Megrelian skvami "beautiful", Svan. musgwan "beautiful",
etc.
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For instance: common Kartvelian žleţ, Zan žgart/žgarţ “hurling, violent beating” (V.
Shengelia, 1996, p. 28).
Common Kartvelian žroba (Gurian) ”slowly boiling”, damžğnari ”dried up fruit”
(Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani), Zan žğirapa/bžğirapa ”fading”; common Kartvelian žuvili
”sharp pain in a numbed body” (Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani), Zan žğirini, užğiruans
”gets/feels hot, puncturing, having a tingling sensation” (R. Abashia, 2003, pp. 5-9).
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