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Language code: ka

Technical information about ISO 639 language code ka

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The table below provides technical details for the Georgian language, designated by the ka code from the ISO 639-1 standard.

Code

ka

Name

Official

Georgian

Native

Ქართული

Family
Kartvelian
Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Eastern GeorgianWestern Georgian
Related languages
Mingrelian (Megrelian)LazSvan
Key facts
Uses its own unique writing system, the Georgian script, now mainly in the mkhedruli styleEarliest known inscriptions date to the 5th century CE, making it one of the oldest continuously written tonguesVerbs feature elaborate screeve systems that bundle tense, aspect and moodShows polypersonal agreement, marking up to three arguments within a single verb formLacks grammatical gender entirely.
Sample phrase

გამარჯობა, როგორ ხარ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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Georgian belongs to the Kartvelian language family. It is the official language of Georgia and is written using the Georgian script. It is estimated that there are more than 3.9 million speakers worldwide.

Language presence globally

Speakers

Georgia

3.3M

*The graph shows a rough estimate of Georgian speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.

Related locale codes

ka-GE – Georgian (Georgia)

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