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Makrōnes means "tall people" in Greek. So the Greeks changed the real name of this people! Böri (talk) 14:13, 28 November 2010 (UTC)Reply
and from this article: They are frequently regarded as the possible ancestors of the Mingrelians (cf. margal, a Mingrelian self-designation), a subethnic group of the Georgian people. Megrel / Makrōn? Böri (talk) 11:28, 3 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 13 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Strabo (xii.3.18) remarks, in passing, that the people formerly called Macrones bore in his day the name of Sanni, a claim supported also by Stephen of Byzantium, though Pliny speaks of the Sanni and Macrones as two distinct peoples. By the 6th century they were known as the Tzanni (Ancient Greek: Τζάννοι). / The Greek language has no "ch" sound so they used "s" or "tz" sounds... see Laz people article: The Laz, Lazi (ლაზი) or Lazepe (ლაზეფე) in Laz, Lazlar in Turkish, Lazi (ლაზი) or Č’ani (ჭანი) in Georgian are an ethnic group native to the Black Sea coastal regions of Turkey and Georgia. One of the chief tribes of ancient kingdom of Colchis, / Laz people = Č’ani = Sanni /Tzanni / see also the name of Canik Region: Beyliks of Canik(but these beyliks were Turkish beyliks!) Böri (talk) 14:07, 2 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
