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.
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Purpose and description
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.
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.
What it is for: Not applicable; a people.
It can be explain identity and subgroups; relay demographic figures; present history with attribution; describe diaspora communities.
Distinguishing features
Georgian language and script
Orthodox Christian majority
Regional subgroups
Ancient statehood
What it looks like
No defining physical appearance; identity is linguistic, cultural and historical.
Physical character
population in Georgia: about 3.2 million people - census 2014
total: about 4 million people - estimates
How it is recognised
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
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
speaks - the national language
is the titular people of - the country
adheres mostly to - the national church
In practice
Families and kinds
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
Standards and regulation
Georgian citizenship and diaspora laws
Minority protections in Iran, Turkey and Armenia
Georgian census standards for ethnicity
Failure modes and hazards
Conflating Georgians with the US state
Presenting contested territorial questions as settled
Unsourced population figures
Overgeneralising subgroups
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identity Who Georgians are.
Self-designation.
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.
Sources.
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.
Attribution.
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.
Context.
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
What the second pass must settle
- 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?