Georgian language

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The Georgian language is a Kartvelian language spoken primarily in the country of Georgia, known for its unique Mkhedruli script and rich literary tradition.

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instanceOf Kartvelian language
fusional language
natural language
subject–verb–object language
closelyRelatedTo Laz language
Mingrelian language
Svan language
earliestKnownText Bir el Qutt inscriptions
hasAlphabetSize 33 letters
hasArticleSystem no definite or indefinite articles
hasCaseSystem ergative–absolutive alignment (split-ergative)
hasConsonantClusters complex consonant clusters
hasDigitalInputLayout Georgian keyboard layout
hasEjectiveConsonants true
hasGrammaticalGender no grammatical gender
hasLiteraryTraditionSince at least 5th century
hasMajorDialect Gurian dialect
Imeretian dialect
Kakhetian dialect
linked to: Kakhetians

Kartlian dialect
Meskhetian dialect
Pshavian-Khevsurian dialect
linked to: Georgian language

Rachian dialect
hasNounClasses no noun classes
hasNumberOfCases 7 cases
hasPhonemicConsonants over 30 consonants
hasPhonemicVowels 5 vowels
hasUnicodeBlock Georgian
linked to: Georgian language

Georgian Extended
Georgian Supplement
hasWritingDirection left-to-right
isMediumOf Georgian cinema
Georgian literature
Georgian press
ISO639-1Code ka
ISO639-2Code geo
kat
ISO639-3Code kat
isTaughtAsSubjectIn schools in Georgia
languageFamily Kartvelian languages
nativeName ქართული ენა
officialLanguageOf Georgia
primaryScriptType unicameral alphabet
recognizedMinorityLanguageIn Turkey
regulatingBody Georgian National Academy of Sciences
State Language Department of Georgia
spokenIn Azerbaijan
European Union
Georgia
Iran
Israel
Russia
Turkey
United States
standardVarietyBasedOn Tbilisi dialect
subfamily Karto-Zan branch
usedAsLinguaFrancaIn Caucasus region (historically)
usedInGovernment Government of Georgia
usedInLegalSystem courts of Georgia
usedInParliament Parliament of Georgia
usedInReligion Georgian Orthodox Church
writingSystem Asomtavruli script
linked to: Nuskhuri script

Mkhedruli script
linked to: Georgian script

Nuskhuri script

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Referenced by (200)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kartvelebi usesLanguage Georgian language
Khinkali etymologyLanguage Georgian language
Uplistsikhe hasLanguageContext Georgian
subject linked to: Uplistsikhe (nearby)
linked to: Georgian language
Kartvelian languages hasMember Georgian language
Kartvelian languages hasNotableLanguage Georgian language
Georgian script usedForLanguage Georgian language
Gurians autonymLanguage Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Google Translate availableLanguage Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Tamada usedLanguage Georgian language
Adjarians language Georgian language
Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti officialLanguage Georgian language
Tbilisi officialLanguage Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Kingdom of Georgia language Georgian language
Michael isUsedInLanguage Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Ossetian language lexicalInfluenceFrom Georgian language
Kakheti language Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Kareli officialLanguageOfCountry Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Zan languages relatedTo Georgian language
Kvemo Kartli languageUsed Georgian language
Asomtavruli usedForLanguage Georgian language
Imeretians language Georgian language
Mkhedruli unicodeBlock Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Georgian language hasMajorDialect Pshavian-Khevsurian dialect
linked to: Georgian language
Georgian language hasUnicodeBlock Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Kakhetians language Georgian language
Kakhetians dialect Kakhetian dialect of Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Soviet literature hasLanguage Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Democratic Republic of Georgia officialLanguage Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Mingrelians usesLiteraryLanguage Georgian language
Russia–Georgia relations language Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Svan language closelyRelatedTo Georgian language
Caucasian languages (areal grouping) hasExampleLanguage Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Eastern Georgia dominantLanguage Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Mingrelian language closelyRelatedTo Georgian language
Mingrelian language lexicalInfluenceFrom Georgian language
Georgian polyphony language Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Western Georgia hasLanguage Georgian language
subject linked to: western Georgia
Akaki Tsereteli languageOfWorkOrName Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Nikoloz Baratashvili (symbolic grave) hasLanguageOfContext Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Ambrolauri languageSpoken Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Tsageri officialLanguage Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Tsageri languageSpoken Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Kingdom of Imereti language Georgian language
Ozurgeti primaryLanguage Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Vazha-Pshavela languageOfExpression Georgian language
Dimitri Arakishvili languageOfWorkOrName Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Kato Svanidze nativeLanguage Georgian language
subject linked to: Svanidze family
Life of Antony translatedInto Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Samtredia languageUsed Georgian
linked to: Georgian language
Baghdati languageUsed Georgian
linked to: Georgian language