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
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

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

Kvareli Lake languageUsedInSurroundingArea Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Pshavi language Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Kardenakhi hasLanguage Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Napareuli languageOfName Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Zan distinctFrom Georgian language
Zan relatedTo Georgian language
mchadi languageOfName Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Nana Djordjadze languageOfWorkOrName Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Athonite monastic communities languageOfLiturgy Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Bolnisi languageSpoken Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Tsalka languageUsed Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Old Georgian language partOf Georgian language
Old Georgian language followedBy Georgian language
this entity surface form: Classical Georgian
Laz hasNeighbourLanguage Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Laz hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Athonite commonwealth hasDeFactoLanguage Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Zanian languages closelyRelatedTo Georgian language
Zanian languages distinctFrom Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian-Svan branch of Kartvelian
Gardabani languageUsed Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Georgian Golden Age language Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
John the Iberian languageOfWorkOrName Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Surami languageSpoken Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Prime Minister of Georgia nativeLanguage Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Nuskhuri script writingSystemOf Georgian language
Imeretian dialect partOf Georgian language
this entity surface form: Western Georgian dialect group
Imeretian dialect standardLanguage Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Imeretian dialect belongsTo Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian dialect continuum
Georgian Extended usedFor Georgian language
Kartvelian peoples majorLanguage Georgian language
Georgian supra (feast) usesLanguage Georgian language
subject surface form: Georgian supra
Yazidi diaspora in Europe usesLanguage Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Kvishkheti hasOfficialLanguage Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Otar Iosseliani languageOfWork Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Noe Ramishvili languageSpoken Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Republic of Georgia officialLanguage Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Artvin Province languageSpoken Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Lentekhi primaryLanguage Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Mujuretuli languageOfName Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Samurzakano historicalLanguage Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Shaori Reservoir languageOfToponym Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom usedInLanguage Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Colchidian languages primaryContactLanguage Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Colchidian languages subjectToLanguageShiftTowards Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Gruzinim languageInfluence Georgian language
Kartveli Ebraelebi hasLanguage Georgian language
this entity surface form: Judeo-Georgian
Tamara usedIn Georgian language
Roki Tunnel hasLanguageOfSignage Georgian language
this entity surface form: Georgian
Svan people closelyRelatedTo Georgian language
subject surface form: Svan language
Lushnu nin relatedToLanguage Georgian language