Georgian highlanders

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Georgian highlanders are the indigenous mountain-dwelling peoples of Georgia’s highland regions, known for their distinct traditions, dialects, and pastoral way of life.

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Label Occurrences
Georgian highland society 1
Georgian highlanders canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
country Georgia
culturalTrait blood-feud traditions
clan-based social organization
customary law
distinct traditional dress
hospitality norms
mountain horsemanship
polyphonic singing
ritual festivals
warrior ethos
dialect Khevsurian dialect NERFINISHED
Pshavian dialect
Svan language NERFINISHED
Tush dialects
ethnicSubdivision Khevians NERFINISHED
Khevsurs NERFINISHED
Mtiuls NERFINISHED
Pshavs NERFINISHED
Svans NERFINISHED
Tushs NERFINISHED
historicalRole border guardians of Georgian kingdoms
participants in Caucasian mountain cultures
language Georgian language
languageFamily Kartvelian languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn Caucasus Mountains NERFINISHED
eastern Georgia NERFINISHED
northern Georgia
western Georgia NERFINISHED
region Guria highlands NERFINISHED
Khevi NERFINISHED
Khevsureti NERFINISHED
Mtiuleti NERFINISHED
Pshavi NERFINISHED
Racha NERFINISHED
Svaneti NERFINISHED
Tusheti NERFINISHED
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
folk religion
traditionalEconomy cattle herding
cheese production
pastoralism
sheep herding
subsistence agriculture
transhumant herding
traditionalHousing defensive tower-houses
stone towers
stone-built villages

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Pshavi ethnographicRegionOf Georgian highlanders
Gogotur and Apshina setting Georgian highlanders
this entity surface form: Georgian highland society