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Mingrelian

Mingrelian

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A language spoken by people from Mingrelia in western Georgia
  • noun
: idioma mingreliano
  • Do you speak Mingrelian?

Examples

  • Many people in western Georgia speak Mingrelian at home with their families.

  • The Mingrelian language plays a crucial role in the identity of the Mingrelian people.

  • She is studying Mingrelian as part of her research on Caucasian languages.

  • The Mingrelian language has its own unique grammar and vocabulary.

  • The Mingrelian language has unique grammar rules.

  • Many students in Georgia are learning Mingrelian to connect with their cultural heritage.

  • In some regions of western Georgia, Mingrelian is spoken alongside Georgian in daily conversations.

Surface Forms

Mingrelian singular
Mingrelians plural

Morphology

Mingrelian = Mingrelia (transparent) = Mingrel + ian

The name of the language is formed directly from the ethnonym/place-name with the productive suffix '-ian', a transparent formation.

Etymology

Mingrelian for the language comes from the people and region called Mingrelia (Georgian Samegrelo), so it literally means 'the language of the Mingrelian people'. That's why the word names the specific language spoken by that community in western Georgia.