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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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What Georgian is.
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.
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.
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.
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
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Judaeo-Georgian, Georgian language history, Kizlar-Mozdokian, Adjarian dialect
What it is Filled
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.
Why it exists Filled
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.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Own alphabet
- Ergative features
- Consonant clusters
- Ancient literary tradition
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- 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.
Only with a human decision
- Translating legal or medical documents into or out of Georgian for official use.
May
- Explain Georgian's family, script and history with sources.
- Give speaker figures with their source and year.
Moral aspects Filled
- 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.
Who is affected
- Georgian speakers
- Minority Georgian communities
- Translators
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns it; Georgian speakers hold it and state bodies set the official standard.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q12907009 - registry parent class
related
- Kartvelian languages - in registry terms
- Georgian script
- Mingrelian language
- Svan language
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.georgian
- Wikidata: Q8108 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8108)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- family: Kartvelian note
- current script: Mkhedruli note - three historical scripts UNESCO listed
- earliest texts: 5th century note
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- 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 and actions required Filled
- explain classification and script
- relay history and dialects
- describe named varieties
- distinguish related languages
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing Georgian with unrelated Caucasian languages
- Stale speaker figures
- Treating dialects as separate languages
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Constitution of Georgia on the state language
- ISO 639 codes
- UNESCO listing of the Georgian alphabets
Context of use required Filled
- Official language of Georgia and Kartvelian literary language.
- standard Georgian
- regional dialects such as Adjarian
- historical Judaeo-Georgian
- diaspora varieties
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q8108: Georgian - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Georgian language - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should Judaeo-Georgian be a separate entry?
- How should the Kartvelian family be linked?
- How should the three scripts be documented?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q8108/spec.json