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Writing systems:
abjads |
alphabets |
syllabic alphabets |
syllabaries |
semanto-phonetic scripts
undeciphered scripts |
alternative scripts |
your con-scripts |
A-Z index |
Direction index
The Georgian language first appeared in writing in about 430 AD in an inscription in a church in Palestine. At that time it was written with an alphabet known as Asomtavruli (capital letter) or Mrglovani (rounded), which was used until the 9th century. Asomtavruli was probably modelled on the Greek alphabet, though nobody knows who was responsible for this. Armenian scholars believe that Mesrop Mashtots', an Armenian missionary, created Asomtavruli, while Georgian scholars believe that King Farnavaz of Georgia did so.
During the 9th century, Asomtavruli was gradually replaced by a more angular alphabet known as Nuskha-khucuri, which was used until the 11th century. By about the 13th century Nuskha-khucuri had developed into the Mkhedruli alphabet, which has been used ever since.
Georgian is a Kartvelian or South Caucasian language spoken by about 4.1 million people. It is spoken mainly in Georgia but also in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, USA and Uzbekistan
The top row of letters on each line is in the Asomtavruli alphabet, the bottom row is in the Nuskha-khucuri alphabet
Information about the Georgian alphabet from Konstantin Gugeshashvili
Georgian language learning materials
Information about the Georgian language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_language
http://www.aboutgeorgia.net/language/
The Georgian Language - a guide to pronunciation and an outline grammatical description
http://www.armazi.com/georgian/
Online Georgian language course
http://webzone.imer.mah.se/projects/georgianV04/INTRO/
Georgian language Distance Learning Course
http://www.georgian-language.com
Online Georgian dictionaries
http://www.translate.ge
http://www.georgianweb.com/language/dictionary/index.html
Free Georgian fonts
http://www.fonts.ge
http://www.wazu.jp/gallery/Fonts_Georgian.html
http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/fonts/georgian.html
Online Georgian news and radio
http://www.tavisupleba.org/
Armenian, Avestan, Bassa (Vah), Beitha Kukju, Coptic, Cyrillic, Elbsan, Etruscan, Fraser, Georgian (Asomtavruli & Nuskha-khucuri), Georgian (Mkhedruli), Glagolitic, Gothic, Greek, Hungarian Runes, Irish, Kayah Li, Korean, Latin, Lycian, Lydian, Manchu, Meroïtic, Mongolian, N'Ko, Ogham, Old Church Slavonic, Oirat Clear Script, Old Italic, Old Permic, Orkhon, Pollard Miao, Runic, Santali, Somali, Sutton SignWriting, Tai Dam, Thaana, Uyghur
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