Countries
Georgia
  
Georgia
  
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Israel, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America
  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Israel, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Cabinet of Georgia
  
Cabinet of Georgia
  
Interesting Facts
- Georgian language has borrowed many words from Arabic, Persian and Turkish languages.
- Georgian language does not distinguish between 'he/him', 'she/her' and 'it', only masculine form is used.
  
- Georgian language has borrowed many words from Arabic, Persian and Turkish languages.
- Georgian language does not distinguish between 'he/him', 'she/her' and 'it', only masculine form is used.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Anatolian Languages
  
Anatolian Languages
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Georgian script
  
Arabic, Georgian script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
გამარჯობა (gamarjoba)
  
გამარჯობა (gamarjoba)
  
Thank You
გმადლობთ (gmadlobt)
  
გმადლობთ (gmadlobt)
  
How Are You?
როგორა ხარ? (rogora khar?)
  
როგორა ხარ? (rogora khar?)
  
Good Night
ძილი ნებისა (dzili nebisa)
  
ძილი ნებისა (dzili nebisa)
  
Good Evening
საღამო მშვიდობისა (saghamo mshvidobisa)
  
საღამო მშვიდობისა (saghamo mshvidobisa)
  
Good Afternoon
დილა მშვიდობისა (dila mshvidobisa)
  
დილა მშვიდობისა (dila mshvidobisa)
  
Good Morning
დილა მშვიდობისა (dila mshvidobisa)
  
დილა მშვიდობისა (dila mshvidobisa)
  
Please
გთხოვთ (gt’khovt’)
  
გთხოვთ (gt’khovt’)
  
Sorry
ბოდიში (bodishi)
  
ბოდიში (bodishi)
  
Bye
ნახვამდის (nakhvamdis)
  
ნახვამდის (nakhvamdis)
  
I Love You
მე შენ მიყვარხარ (me shen miq’varkhar)
  
მე შენ მიყვარხარ (me shen miq’varkhar)
  
Excuse Me
უკაცრავად (uk’atsravad)
  
უკაცრავად (uk’atsravad)
  
Dialect 1
Judaeo-Georgian
  
Judaeo-Georgian
  
Where They Speak
Belgium, Georgia, Israel, Russia, United States of America
  
Belgium, Georgia, Israel, Russia, United States of America
  
Dialect 2
Kartlian
  
Kartlian
  
Where They Speak
Kartli
  
Kartli
  
Dialect 3
Pshavian
  
Pshavian
  
Where They Speak
Pshavi
  
Pshavi
  
How Many People Speak?
4.30 million
  
99+
4.30 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.30 million
  
99+
4.30 million
  
99+
Native Name
ქართული ენა
  
ქართული ენა
  
Alternative Names
Common Kartvelian, Gruzinski, Kartuli
  
Common Kartvelian, Gruzinski, Kartuli
  
French Name
géorgien
  
géorgien
  
German Name
Georgisch
  
Georgisch
  
Pronunciation
[kʰɑrtʰuli ɛnɑ]
  
[kʰɑrtʰuli ɛnɑ]
  
Ethnicity
Georgians
  
Georgians
  
Origin
5th Century
  
5th Century
  
Language Family
Kartvelian Family
  
Kartvelian Family
  
Subgroup
Southern
  
Southern
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Georgian, Classical Old Georgian, Middle Georgian
  
Old Georgian, Classical Old Georgian, Middle Georgian
  
Standard Forms
Modern Georgian
  
Modern Georgian
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ka
  
ka
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kat
  
kat
  
ISO 639 2/B
geo
  
geo
  
ISO 639 3
kat
  
kat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1302
  
nucl1302
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic