Georgian
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.
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Purpose and description
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.
A Kartvelian language, the official language of Georgia in the Caucasus, spoken by millions and written in its own Georgian script, with a long literary history from the fifth century; the registry aliases name varieties and related topics such as the Adjarian dialect, the historical Judaeo-Georgian or Kivruli of Georgian Jews, and Kizlar-Mozdokian, a variety of Georgian-speaking communities in the North Caucasus. 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.
What it is for: Official language of Georgia and Kartvelian literary language.
It can be explain classification and script; relay history and dialects; describe named varieties; distinguish related languages.
Distinguishing features
Own alphabet
Ergative features
Consonant clusters
Ancient literary tradition
What it looks like
Not a physical object; written in the rounded Mkhedruli Georgian script.
Physical character
family: Kartvelian note
current script: Mkhedruli note - three historical scripts UNESCO listed
earliest texts: 5th century note
How it is recognised
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
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is written in -
is contrasted with -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
standard Georgian
regional dialects such as Adjarian
historical Judaeo-Georgian
diaspora varieties
Standards and regulation
Constitution of Georgia on the state language
ISO 639 codes
UNESCO listing of the Georgian alphabets
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing Georgian with unrelated Caucasian languages
Stale speaker figures
Treating dialects as separate languages
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.
Understand What Georgian is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is Georgian, and how does it differ from other Kartvelian languages, Caucasian languages generally and Indo-European neighbours? definition
- Is the question about the language, its script or a specific dialect? boundary
Varieties
Named varieties.
Varieties
Varieties.
- What are the Adjarian dialect, Judaeo-Georgian and Kizlar-Mozdokian? definition
- Which entry fits the specific variety? action
Linguistics Features.
Science.
Grammar
Grammar.
Grammar
Grammar.
- What features such as ergativity characterise Georgian? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Phonology
Consonant clusters.
Phonology
Phonology.
- Why is Georgian known for consonant clusters? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Writing Script.
Sources.
Scripts
Georgian scripts.
Scripts
Scripts.
- What are the three historical Georgian scripts? provenance
- Which entry fits Georgian scripts? action
Literature
Literary history.
Literature
Literature.
- How old is Georgian literature, and what are key works? provenance
- Is the information accurate? boundary
Context Family.
Sources.
Kartvelian
Kartvelian family.
Kartvelian
Kartvelian.
- How does Georgian relate to Mingrelian, Laz and Svan? provenance
- Which entry fits Kartvelian languages? action
Status
Status and diaspora.
Status
Status.
- What is the status of Georgian and its diaspora communities? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should Judaeo-Georgian be a separate entry?
- How should the Kartvelian family be linked?
- How should the three scripts be documented?