Mingrelians

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Mingrelians are a Kartvelian ethnic group from western Georgia, primarily inhabiting the Samegrelo region and speaking the Mingrelian (Megrelian) language.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mingrelians canonical 24
Kartvelian peoples 1
Megrelians 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kartvelian people
ethnic group
alternativeName Megrelians
linked to: Mingrelians
autonymLanguage Mingrelian language
capitalOfHistoricalRegion Zugdidi
church Georgian Orthodox Church
citizenship Georgia
continent Asia
Europe
country Georgia
culturalRegion Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
linked to: Samegrelo
ethnicLanguageStatus minority language in Georgia
ethnicMinorityIn Abkhazia
ethnonym Mingrelians
folkloreType Kartvelian folklore
historicalLanguageUse Georgian in education and administration
Mingrelian in daily life
historicalPolity Principality of Mingrelia
historicalRegion Colchis
Odishi
language Mingrelian language
languageFamily Kartvelian languages
nativeName მეგრელები
partOf Georgian nation
linked to: Georgians
populationCenter Abasha
Poti
Senaki
Zugdidi
populationDistribution western Georgia
region Abkhazia
Samegrelo
Samurzakano
relatedEthnicGroup Georgians
Laz people
Svans
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
traditionalCuisine elarji
ghomi
sulguni cheese
traditionalDance Mingrelian folk dance
traditionalEconomy agriculture
animal husbandry
viticulture
traditionalHouseType wooden rural houses
traditionalMusic polyphonic singing
traditionalReligionBeforeChristianity Georgian paganism
usesLiteraryLanguage Georgian language
writingSystemForLanguage Georgian script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

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

Kartvelebi ethnicSubgroup Mingrelians
Laz people ethnicRelation Mingrelians
Adjarians ethnicallyRelatedTo Mingrelians
Samegrelo ethnicGroup Mingrelians
Kartlians partOf Kartvelian peoples
linked to: Mingrelians
Kartlians sharesCultureWith Mingrelians
Kartlians relatedGroup Mingrelians
Zan languages ethnicGroup Mingrelians
Imeretians relatedGroup Mingrelians
Mingrelians ethnonym Mingrelians
Mingrelians alternativeName Megrelians
linked to: Mingrelians
Mingrelian language spokenBy Mingrelian people
linked to: Mingrelians
Mingrelian language ethnicGroup Mingrelians
Western Georgia hasEthnicSubgroup Mingrelians
subject linked to: western Georgia
Odishi associatedWithEthnicGroup Mingrelians
Zan usedBy Mingrelians
Egrisi hasEthnicComponent Mingrelians
Kartvelian peoples includes Mingrelians
Kartvelian peoples notableSubgroup Mingrelians
Sukhumi Okrug hasEthnicGroup Mingrelians
Samurzakano traditionalInhabitants Mingrelians
Samurzakano ethnicGroup Mingrelians
Ingiloys relatedEthnicGroup Mingrelians
Svan people neighboringGroups Mingrelians