Mingrelians

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Kartvelian people ethnic group

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

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Kartvelian peoples 1
Megrelians 1
Mingrelian people 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kartvelian people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
alternativeName Mingrelians ⓘ
surface form: Megrelians
autonymLanguage Mingrelian language ⓘ
capitalOfHistoricalRegion Zugdidi ⓘ
church Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ
citizenship Georgia ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
culturalRegion Samegrelo ⓘ
surface form: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
ethnicLanguageStatus minority language in Georgia ⓘ
ethnicMinorityIn Abkhazia ⓘ
ethnonym Mingrelians self-link ⓘ
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 Georgians ⓘ
surface form: Georgian nation
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 ⓘ

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

Mingrelians → alternativeName → Mingrelians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Megrelians
Mingrelian language → ethnicGroup → Mingrelians ⓘ
Samegrelo → ethnicGroup → Mingrelians ⓘ
Zan languages → ethnicGroup → Mingrelians ⓘ
Laz people → ethnicRelation → Mingrelians ⓘ
Kartvelebi → ethnicSubgroup → Mingrelians ⓘ
Adjarians → ethnicallyRelatedTo → Mingrelians ⓘ
Mingrelians → ethnonym → Mingrelians self-link ⓘ
western Georgia → hasEthnicSubgroup → Mingrelians ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Georgia
Kartlians → partOf → Mingrelians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kartvelian peoples
Imeretians → relatedGroup → Mingrelians ⓘ
Kartlians → relatedGroup → Mingrelians ⓘ
Kartlians → sharesCultureWith → Mingrelians ⓘ
Mingrelian language → spokenBy → Mingrelians ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mingrelian people