Georgian language

E40852

Kartvelian language fusional language natural language subject–verb–object language

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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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Georgian	133
Georgian language canonical	57
Classical Georgian	2
Georgian dialect continuum	1
Georgian-Svan branch of Kartvelian	1
Judeo-Georgian	1
Kakhetian dialect of Georgian	1
Pshavian-Khevsurian dialect	1
Western Georgian dialect group	1
უშბა in Georgian	1
ქართული ენა	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T316081 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Georgian language
Context triple: [Kartvelebi, usesLanguage, Georgian language]

A. Kartvelian languages
The Kartvelian languages are a small family of indigenous South Caucasian languages, including Georgian, spoken primarily in Georgia and neighboring regions.
B. Abkhaz language
The Abkhaz language is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken primarily in Abkhazia and parts of the Caucasus region, known for its complex consonant system and relatively small vowel inventory.
C. Ossetian language
The Ossetian language is an Eastern Iranian language spoken primarily in the Caucasus region of Russia, especially in North and South Ossetia.
D. Georgian script
The Georgian script is the unique alphabetic writing system used to write the Georgian language and several related Kartvelian languages.
E. Azerbaijani language
The Azerbaijani language is a Turkic language spoken primarily in Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran, sharing strong linguistic similarities with Turkish.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

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

A. Kartvelian languages
The Kartvelian languages are a small family of indigenous South Caucasian languages, including Georgian, spoken primarily in Georgia and neighboring regions.
B. Abkhaz language
The Abkhaz language is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken primarily in Abkhazia and parts of the Caucasus region, known for its complex consonant system and relatively small vowel inventory.
C. Ossetian language
The Ossetian language is an Eastern Iranian language spoken primarily in the Caucasus region of Russia, especially in North and South Ossetia.
D. Georgian script
The Georgian script is the unique alphabetic writing system used to write the Georgian language and several related Kartvelian languages.
E. Azerbaijani language
The Azerbaijani language is a Turkic language spoken primarily in Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran, sharing strong linguistic similarities with Turkish.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
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 ⓘ Kakhetians ⓘ surface form: Kakhetian dialect Kartlian dialect ⓘ Meskhetian dialect ⓘ Georgian language self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pshavian-Khevsurian dialect Rachian dialect ⓘ
hasNounClasses	no noun classes ⓘ
hasNumberOfCases	7 cases ⓘ
hasPhonemicConsonants	over 30 consonants ⓘ
hasPhonemicVowels	5 vowels ⓘ
hasUnicodeBlock	Georgian language self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Georgian 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 ⓘ Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia ⓘ surface form: State Language Department of Georgia
spokenIn	Azerbaijan ⓘ European Union ⓘ Georgia ⓘ Iran ⓘ Israel ⓘ Russia ⓘ Turkey ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
standardVarietyBasedOn	Tbilisi dialect ⓘ
subfamily	Karto-Zan branch ⓘ
usedAsLinguaFrancaIn	Caucasus region (historically) ⓘ
usedInGovernment	Parliament of Georgia ⓘ surface form: Government of Georgia
usedInLegalSystem	Georgia state courts ⓘ surface form: courts of Georgia
usedInParliament	Parliament of Georgia ⓘ
usedInReligion	Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
writingSystem	Nuskhuri script ⓘ surface form: Asomtavruli script Georgian script ⓘ surface form: Mkhedruli script Nuskhuri script ⓘ