Georgians
Let an agent describe Georgians as a people using their self-designation, distinguish subgroups and diaspora communities, relay demographic, linguistic and religious information with sources, and present history and contemporary issues with attribution.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identity Who Georgians are.
Definition
Identity and subgroups.
Definition
Definition.
- Who are the Georgians, what names do they use, and what subgroups exist? definition
- Is the question about the Georgian people, a subgroup, a related Kartvelian people or the US state? boundary
Language and religion
Language and religion.
Language
Language.
- What languages and religious communities characterise Georgians, with sources? provenance
- Which entry fits the Georgian language? action
Distribution Where Georgians live.
Population
Population.
Population
Population.
- How many Georgians live in Georgia and abroad, with census sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Diaspora
Diaspora and communities.
Diaspora
Diaspora.
- How did communities such as the Iranian Georgians and Georgians in Turkey form? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific community? action
History History.
Past
History.
Past
Past.
- How did Georgian identity develop from the ancient kingdoms through the medieval golden age to modern statehood? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Territories
Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Territories
Territories.
- How do sources describe the situation of Georgians displaced from Abkhazia and South Ossetia, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed and neutral? boundary
Culture Culture and rights.
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- What are notable features of Georgian culture, such as polyphonic singing, wine and the supra? provenance
- Which entry fits Georgian culture? action
Rights
Minority and diaspora rights.
Rights
Rights.
- What rights and issues do Georgian communities abroad face, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific community? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.PER
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Georgians in Armenia, Khevsurians, Tushetians, Samurzaqanoans, Iranian Georgians
What it is Filled
A Kartvelian people native to Georgia in the South Caucasus, numbering about 4 million, who call themselves Kartvelebi, speak Georgian with its own alphabet, are mostly Orthodox Christian, and include regional subgroups such as Khevsurians, Tushetians and Samurzaqanoans as well as communities abroad such as Iranian Georgians descended from Safavid-era settlements and Georgians in Armenia, Turkey, Russia and the diaspora.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe Georgians as a people using their self-designation, distinguish subgroups and diaspora communities, relay demographic, linguistic and religious information with sources, and present history and contemporary issues with attribution.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Georgian language and script
- Orthodox Christian majority
- Regional subgroups
- Ancient statehood
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Stereotype Georgians or attribute traits to people because of their ethnicity.
- Infer a person's ethnicity from their name or appearance and act on it.
- Take sides in territorial or ethnic conflicts as if contested claims were settled fact.
- Misrepresent Georgian religious or cultural traditions.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing content on contested history or conflicts involving Georgians.
May
- Describe Georgian history, language, alphabet and culture from reliable sources.
- Translate to and from Georgian and render its script correctly.
Moral aspects Filled
- Ethnic identity is a source of dignity and has also been a ground for persecution.
- Small nations' languages and heritage are easily misrepresented by tools built for larger ones.
Who is affected
- Georgians in Georgia and abroad
- Minorities in the region
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns a people; Georgians themselves hold their identity and heritage.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q6373590 - registry parent class
related
- Kartvelian peoples - in registry terms
- Georgian language - the national language
- Georgia - the country
- Georgian Orthodox Church - the national church
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.georgians
- Wikidata: Q18973 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18973)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- population in Georgia: about 3.2 million people - census 2014
- total: about 4 million people - estimates
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Kartvelian people of Georgia
- Regional subgroups and diaspora communities
- Mingrelians, Svans and Laz are Kartvelian peoples often counted among Georgians; Georgians in the sense of the US state are unrelated
- No defining physical appearance; identity is linguistic, cultural and historical.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain identity and subgroups
- relay demographic figures
- present history with attribution
- describe diaspora communities
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Conflating Georgians with the US state
- Presenting contested territorial questions as settled
- Unsourced population figures
- Overgeneralising subgroups
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Georgian citizenship and diaspora laws
- Minority protections in Iran, Turkey and Armenia
- Georgian census standards for ethnicity
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a people.
- Kartlians, Kakhetians, Imeretians and other regional groups
- mountain groups such as Khevsurians, Tushetians, Pshavs and Svans
- Samurzaqanoans of Abkhazia
- Iranian Georgians of Fereydan
- Georgians in Turkey, Armenia, Russia and the diaspora
- Mingrelians and Laz as related Kartvelian groups
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q18973: Georgians - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Georgians - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should mountain subgroups and Iranian Georgians be separate entries?
- How should census sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming subgroups and communities; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q18973/spec.json