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cited as inhabiting Georgia include the Azeris, the Assyrians, the
Greeks, the Armenians, as well as the Laz, the Megrels and the Svans
who are mentioned separately from the Georgian Ethnos. The similar
idea is reflected in J. Gippert’s linguistic map 452
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There are quite many similar examples.
The authors of presented false qualifications are responsible to reflect
the truth; moreover, it is desirable and essential to show care for
us, the citizens of Georgia – the Svans and the Megrels, to respect our
national dignity (nationality) and not consider us as "ethnic groups" displayed
on the Caucasian linguistic maps as ethnoses different from the
Georgian ethnos, and parallel with the Azeris, the Armenians, the Ossetians,
as we were and are only Georgians.
452 There is another pretension to the very map. In fact, it justifies the ethnic
cleansing and genocide of the Georgians on the territory of Apkhazeti in 1993.
This is proved by the fact that no ethnoses and languages, except for the
Abkhaz, are displayed within the territory of the Autonomous Republic of
Abkhazeti. Neither are displayed at least those Megrelians (Georgians) who
still reside in Samurzakano as well as the Svans (Georgians) in Dali/Kodori
gorge, who, naturally, apeak the Georgian language; not to mention the Estonians,
the Greeks, the Jews, etc. Exiled from Apkhazeti
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