10 facts about the Georgian language
- Georgian alphabet is thought to originate in 3rd century BC (some date it even back to the 5th century).
- There are at least 18 dialects and three languages spoken (Mengrelian, Svan, Laz) in Georgia.
- Modern Georgian alphabet is the 3rd alphabet to emerge in the Georgian language.
- Current Georgian alphabet has 33 letters and no capital (uppercase) letters.
- Approximately four million people speak this language.
- Georgian language is not difficult to learn, except for the verb system.
- Hello in Georgian means ‘victory’, reflecting the country’s turbulent history.
- All Georgian words that end without a vowel have the letter ‘i’ at the end.
- Georgian last names indicate the region of the country that the person is from.
- Georgian language borrows many foreign words from its neighboring countries.
February 13, 2019
