Georgians

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Georgians are a South Caucasian ethnic group native to the country of Georgia, known for their distinct Kartvelian language, rich cultural traditions, and long history in the Caucasus region.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Georgian 6
Georgian people 5
Georgian nation 1

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kartvelian people
South Caucasian people
ethnic group
autonym Kartvelebi
capitalCityOfHomeland Tbilisi
conversionToChristianityCentury 4th century
country Georgia
diaspora European Union
Russia
Turkey
United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnicSubgroup Adjarians
Gurians
Georgians self-linksurface differs
surface form: Imeretians

Georgians self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kakhetians

Georgians self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kartlians

Laz people
Georgians self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mingrelians

Svans
historicalScript Nuskhuri
surface form: Asomtavruli

Nuskhuri
historicalState Kingdom of Georgia
Kartli
surface form: Kingdom of Iberia

Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
languageFamily Kartvelian languages
majorChurch Georgian Orthodox Church
majorReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
minorityReligion Armenian Apostolic Church
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism

Islam
nativeTo Georgia
primaryLanguage Georgian language
recognizedAs indigenous people of Georgia
region Caucasus
Caucasus
surface form: South Caucasus
relatedEthnicGroup Abkhazians
Armenians
Azerbaijanis
traditionalCuisine Khachapuri
Khinkali
Pkhali
traditionalDance Acharuli
Kartuli
Khorumi
traditionalDrink Georgian wine
traditionalFeast Supra
traditionalInstitution Tamada
traditionalMusic Georgian polyphonic singing
traditionalRegion Adjara
Guria
Imereti
Kakheti
Kartli
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Racha-Lechkhumi
Samegrelo
Samtskhe-Javakheti
Svaneti
traditionalReligionBeforeChristianity Georgian paganism
UNESCOHeritage Georgian polyphonic singing
Georgian traditional Qvevri wine-making
writingSystem Georgian script
Georgian script
surface form: Mkhedruli

Referenced by (69)

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

South Caucasus hasEthnicGroup Georgians
western Georgia hasEthnicGroup Georgians
subject surface form: Western Georgia
Lancaster hasHeritage Georgians
this entity surface form: Georgian
Caucasus hasMajorEthnicGroup Georgians
Akhalkalaki hasMinorEthnicGroup Georgians
Kartlians nationality Georgians
this entity surface form: Georgian
this entity surface form: Georgian
Kists neighboringEthnicGroups Georgians
Bats people neighboringPeoples Georgians
Adjarians partOf Georgians
this entity surface form: Georgian people
Gurians partOf Georgians
Kakhetians partOf Georgians
Mingrelians partOf Georgians
this entity surface form: Georgian nation
Mingrelians relatedEthnicGroup Georgians
Kartlians subgroupOf Georgians
this entity surface form: Georgian people
Svans subgroupOf Georgians
this entity surface form: Georgian
Asomtavruli usedBy Georgians