Explained: The Georgian Langage

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  • The Georgian language (ქართული ენა) is one of the most prominent features of Georgia, yet most foreigners know little about this language aside from its curvy alphabet and difficult consonants. Understanding the unique attributes of Georgian shouldn't be for linguists alone, so this video helps explain some of the primary features of Georgian, from its alphabet to its verbs, that make it unique.

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  • @nomadicmonkey3186
    @nomadicmonkey3186 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Georgian is like the holy grail of a language for language nerds like myself.

  • @jaycorwin1625
    @jaycorwin1625 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Very interesting overview of the language. Thank you for posting it.

  • @EmmaLovesTheWorld
    @EmmaLovesTheWorld หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow. Such an unique language !

  • @Antigonethebes
    @Antigonethebes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Tere is no such a word as mrtvaloba. "Simtvrale" is the word you are looking for the drunkenness:) There are some minor errors in explanations and I agree with others who say, it is ALWAYS pronounced as written, except for some very few foreign words that are pronounced slightly differently than written. But I was really impressed by the phonetics! Almost native level proficiency in pronouncing our twisted consonants :) Well done!

  • @Just4Kixs
    @Just4Kixs 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm learning Georgian as a Cebuano speaker. It shares similarities with my language.

  • @giorgishonia1950
    @giorgishonia1950 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I never thought my language about that way, i imagine how hard it is to learn for foreginers.

  • @starlordjae2577
    @starlordjae2577 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It’s so beautiful 😍😍😍

  • @minibell
    @minibell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank u I'm I'm from india 🙏🕉🌺 n this video is really helpful n informative👍

  • @moneyswagluigi8413
    @moneyswagluigi8413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    u could say georgian is one of the simplest but the most challenging langauge to learn lol

  • @vjusta
    @vjusta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great explanation!

  • @littlemiss9706
    @littlemiss9706 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yooo the pronunciation of some letters and the writing is like Amharic 😭😂 I wonder how 🤔

    • @venomousbluefrog
      @venomousbluefrog 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I thought I was going insane, you see it too. The Orthodox Church is another interesting connection there.

  • @wierdo-jc7xv
    @wierdo-jc7xv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey so there has been an idea that basque is related to georgian especialy in grammar so if you want to why dont you learn basque to find some sort of similarities if there are any.

    • @sofiakonermann2308
      @sofiakonermann2308 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Georgien 🇬🇪 Old Name it Iberia 🇬🇪

  • @Madona123-12
    @Madona123-12 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    ქართული დამწერლობა...ეს ქართული, ,,DNE-დიენემია"!!!🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪

  • @eagleeye182
    @eagleeye182 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Georgian Doesn`t have prepositions because it`s an agglutinative language.

  • @truvakaplanmusicinternatio7671
    @truvakaplanmusicinternatio7671 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Fans of this language should view my very funny Georgian song: TH-cam:
    Truva Kaplan Gamarjoba.

  • @dianacretu
    @dianacretu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What book is at 5:19?

    • @visiting-georgia4650
      @visiting-georgia4650  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "Essentials of Georgian Grammar" by Shorena Kurtsikidze. The particular edition used in this video was published in 2006 by LINCOM Europa.

    • @dianacretu
      @dianacretu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Visiting-Georgia Ohh, thank you so much! Hadn’t encountered this one yet.

    • @visiting-georgia4650
      @visiting-georgia4650  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@dianacretu Glad to help!
      This book assumes that you are already familiar with languages and linguistic terminology, particularly in its explanation of Georgian tenses.
      Other than that, it is an excellent resource to have, particularly with its 250 verb conjugation charts.

    • @dianacretu
      @dianacretu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Visiting-Georgia Ah yes, that’s not a problem, I’m familiar both with linguistic terms and with the Georgian screeves. I have another pretty good book on Georgian verbs with a lot of conjugation tables, but no books are too many when it comes to Georgian :))

    • @visiting-georgia4650
      @visiting-georgia4650  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dianacretu You're 100% correct!

  • @johndock9164
    @johndock9164 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You are using wrong Map showing Georgian borders. Georgian is always written as heard. Also a lot of mistakes. Thank you for your attempts though.

    • @visiting-georgia4650
      @visiting-georgia4650  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi! The two maps of Georgia that are used in the video at 2:40 and 3:00 use the borders of Georgia as recognized by the UN (including Abkhazia and South Ossetia). If you mean something different, please explain.
      Regarding your second critique, our specific quote was "...its alphabet is extremely phonetic, meaning that it is written almost exactly as each word is pronounced." There are numerous instances where spoken pronunciation differs from the spelling of a word, most notably with the letter ვ.
      Our grammatical explanation of Georgian is an oversimplification of the complexities of the language. Our academic sources for the grammatical explanations of Georgian are "Essential of Georgian Grammar" (2006 edition) by Shorena Kurtsikidze and "Beginner's Georgian" (2009 edition) by Dodona Kiziria.
      Thank you for watching and for your comment!

    • @johndock9164
      @johndock9164 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@visiting-georgia4650
      1.Those territories are Georgian speaking and maps you are showing are from Russian propaganda. In recent years, on this territories Russian become dominant language due to Genocide against Georgians.
      2. In writing main rule is you write how you pronounce. Exception cases of this rule so miserable, you may even never have that situation in lifetime. So mentioning about exception in this brief video makes it important.
      And I have noticed mistakes in written texts you are showing.
      No offence. You got like from me 👍.

    • @visiting-georgia4650
      @visiting-georgia4650  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@johndock9164 1: The case of Russification in Abkhazia and South Ossetia is a sad one, both for the loss of Abkhaz and Ossetian speakers and for the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in those territories.
      2: There are many problems in attempting to explain such a complex language as Georgian in as simple of a manner as possible so that non-native speakers can get a basic understanding of it without needing to have a university education in linguistics. This was a large challenge when writing the script for this video--how to be as accurate as possible without both oversimplifying the language or using advanced terminology.
      Additionally, we realize that there are grammatical errors in the textbooks themselves, despite being written by linguists who are also native Georgian speakers, therefore affecting the quality of our video.
      Thank you for providing your feedback.

    • @GiorgiGachechiladze02
      @GiorgiGachechiladze02 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@johndock9164 It was correct map, it shows modern Ethnical map of Georgia and Caucasus. The fact that Abkhazians today speak more Russian than Apsuan itself is another subject. Minority of Georgians still live there though and that is also shown.