Georgian | |
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kartuli ena | |
ქართული ენა | |
Pronunciation | [ˈkʰartʰuli ˈena] |
Native to | Georgia |
Region | South Caucasus |
Ethnicity | Georgians |
speakers | L1: 3.76 million (2020)[1] L2: 150,000 (2014)[1] |
Kartvelian
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Early form | |
Dialects | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Georgia |
Regulated by | Cabinet of Georgia |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | ka |
ISO 639-2 | geo (B) kat (T) |
ISO 639-3 | kat |
Glottolog | nucl1302 |
Linguasphere | 42-CAB-baa – bac |
Georgian (ქართული ენა, romanized: kartuli ena, pronounced [ˈkʰartʰuli ˈena]) is the most widely spoken Kartvelian language; it also serves as the literary language or lingua franca for speakers of related languages.[2] It is the official language of Georgia and the native or primary language of 87.6% of its population.[3] Its speakers today amount to approximately 3.76 million. Georgian is written in its own unique alphabet.[1]
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