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Language code: geo

Technical information about ISO 639 language code geo

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The table below provides technical details for the Georgian language, designated by the geo code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

geo (Bibliographic)

Name

Official

Georgian

Native

Ქართული

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
AdjaranGurianImeretianKakhetianKartlianMeskhetianPshavianRachianTushetian
Related languages
MingrelianLazSvan
Key facts
Uses its own unique alphabet (Mkhedruli) with 33 lettersDisplays split-ergative morphology, being ergative in the past series and nominative in presentVerbs mark both subject and object through complex polypersonal agreementEarliest known inscriptions date back to the 5th century CERich medieval literary heritage, epitomized by the epic poem “The Knight in the Panther's Skin”.
Sample phrase

გამარჯობა, როგორ ხარ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Georgian language, identified by the code geo, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

The ISO 639-2 standard offers two codes for the Georgian language: geo for bibliographic purposes and kat for terminology uses.

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