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Georgian has ergative features and complex consonant clusters, uses three historical scripts of which Mkhedruli is current, and is the main literary language of the South Caucasian family, distinct from related Mingrelian, Laz and Svan.","purpose":"Let an agent explain Georgian, relay classification, script, history, dialects and features from linguistic sources, describe the named varieties, and distinguish Georgian from the other Kartvelian languages, Caucasian languages generally and Indo-European neighbours.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Own alphabet","Ergative features","Consonant clusters","Ancient literary tradition"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What Georgian is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is Georgian, and how does it differ from other Kartvelian languages, Caucasian languages generally and Indo-European neighbours?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about the language, its script or a specific dialect?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"varieties","name":"Varieties","description":"Named varieties.","findings":[{"id":"varieties-finding","name":"Varieties","description":"Varieties.","questions":[{"text":"What are the Adjarian dialect, Judaeo-Georgian and Kizlar-Mozdokian?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific variety?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"linguistics","name":"Linguistics","description":"Features.","layers":[{"id":"grammar","name":"Grammar","description":"Grammar.","findings":[{"id":"grammar-finding","name":"Grammar","description":"Grammar.","questions":[{"text":"What features such as ergativity characterise Georgian?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"phonology","name":"Phonology","description":"Consonant clusters.","findings":[{"id":"phonology-finding","name":"Phonology","description":"Phonology.","questions":[{"text":"Why is Georgian known for consonant clusters?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"writing","name":"Writing","description":"Script.","layers":[{"id":"scripts","name":"Scripts","description":"Georgian scripts.","findings":[{"id":"scripts-finding","name":"Scripts","description":"Scripts.","questions":[{"text":"What are the three historical Georgian scripts?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Georgian scripts?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"literature","name":"Literature","description":"Literary history.","findings":[{"id":"literature-finding","name":"Literature","description":"Literature.","questions":[{"text":"How old is Georgian literature, and what are key works?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information accurate?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Family.","layers":[{"id":"kartvelian","name":"Kartvelian","description":"Kartvelian family.","findings":[{"id":"kartvelian-finding","name":"Kartvelian","description":"Kartvelian.","questions":[{"text":"How does Georgian relate to Mingrelian, Laz and Svan?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Kartvelian languages?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"status","name":"Status","description":"Status and diaspora.","findings":[{"id":"status-finding","name":"Status","description":"Status.","questions":[{"text":"What is the status of Georgian and its diaspora communities?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Explain Georgian's family, script and history with sources.","Give speaker figures with their source and year."],"mustNot":["Confuse Georgian with unrelated Caucasian languages.","Present dialects as separate languages or the reverse without stating the dispute.","Render the Georgian script incorrectly or substitute another alphabet without saying so.","Take a partisan side on Georgia's territorial conflicts when describing the language."],"requiresHuman":["Translating legal or medical documents into or out of Georgian for official use."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Language is central to Georgian identity and has been under pressure from larger neighbours.","Small historical varieties such as Judaeo-Georgian are at risk of being lost."],"affectedParties":["Georgian speakers","Minority Georgian communities","Translators"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns it; Georgian speakers hold it and state bodies set the official standard.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q12907009","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Kartvelian languages","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"Georgian script","type":"related"},{"target":"Mingrelian language","type":"related"},{"target":"Svan language","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.georgian","Wikidata: Q8108 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8108)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["family: Kartvelian note","current script: Mkhedruli note - three historical scripts UNESCO listed","earliest texts: 5th century note"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Kartvelian language of Georgia","Judaeo-Georgian, Georgian language history, Kizlar-Mozdokian, Adjarian dialect","Mingrelian, Laz and Svan are related Kartvelian languages; Caucasian languages are a broader areal group; neighbours include Armenian and Azerbaijani","Not a physical object; written in the rounded Mkhedruli Georgian script."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain classification and script","relay history and dialects","describe named varieties","distinguish related languages"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Confusing Georgian with unrelated Caucasian languages","Stale speaker figures","Treating dialects as separate languages"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Constitution of Georgia on the state language","ISO 639 codes","UNESCO listing of the Georgian alphabets"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Official language of Georgia and Kartvelian literary language.","standard Georgian","regional dialects such as Adjarian","historical Judaeo-Georgian","diaspora varieties"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q8108: Georgian","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8108","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Georgian language","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_language","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should Judaeo-Georgian be a separate entry?","How should the Kartvelian family be linked?","How should the three scripts be documented?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q8108/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q8108/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-14T02:19:08Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-06T19:52:02+00:00: completeness 1.00; 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