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Georgian

ქართული

At BFSU, Georgian is among 101 approved foreign languages, connecting the university’s multilingual education with the places and cultures where the language is used.

WHERE IT IS SPOKEN

Georgia, Russia, Iran

NATIVE NAME
ქართული
WRITING SYSTEM
Georgian script
AT BFSU
One of 101 languages

LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD

See where Georgian connects communities.

LANGUAGE REACH

≈4.3M

Georgian is spoken across 3 countries and territories.

No. 74 of 101 languages · No. 48 by territory count

ACROSS CONTINENTS
  1. Central Asia

    01

    Georgia

  2. Middle East & North Africa

    02

    IranTürkiye

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

From daily conversation in Georgia, Russia, and Iran to education, literature and media, Georgian carries the accents, vocabulary and expressions of different communities.

Population and distribution figures use Unicode CLDR 48 ↗ estimates of people able to use the language, including first- and second-language users. Recorded reach counts territories with an estimated community of at least 10,000; figures are comparative, not live counts.

AT BFSU

A language opens a wider view of the world.

BFSU places Georgian within a multilingual programme that brings language study together with literature, history, society and regional knowledge.

The language is commonly written in Georgian script; its literature, media and everyday expressions carry the experiences of the communities that use it.

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