Mingrelian language
Mingrelian or Megrelian (მარგალური ნინა, margaluri nina) is a Kartvelian language spoken in Western Georgia (regions of Mingrelia and Abkhazia), primarily by the Mingrelians. The language was also called Kolkhuri (Georgian iveriuli ena) in the early 20th century. Mingrelian has historically been only a regional language within the boundaries of historical Georgian states and then modern Georgia, and the number of younger people speaking it has decreased substantially, with UNESCO designating it as a "definitely endangered language".
| Mingrelian | |
|---|---|
| მარგალური ნინა margaluri nina | |
| Native to | Georgia |
| Region | Mingrelia Abkhazia |
| Ethnicity | Mingrelians |
Native speakers | 344,000 (2015) |
| Georgian script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xmf |
| Glottolog | ming1252 |
| ELP | Mingrelian |
Mingrelian is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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