54,000 residents of Georgia speak Russian as native language
The Russian-speaking population predominantly lives in Georgia's large cities, with more than half residing in Tbilisi
Georgian language
Georgian President proposes teaching of Megrelian, Svan languages at schools
President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili proposed the teaching of indigenous Megrelian and Svan languages at Georgian schools, marking the Mother Language Day celebrated in the country. Zourabichvili pointed out the Georgian and …
Garibashvili congratulates Georgia on Georgian Language Day
The head of the Georgian government, Irakli Garibashvili, congratulated the republic's residents on the Georgian Language Day. "It is the duty of each of us to treat the language with due respect and to preserve, …
Georgia to tighten sanctions against use of non-Georgian language in advertising
Public advertisements in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi must always contain Georgian language text, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said. Those who violate the Law of Georgia on Advertising and use only non-Georgian …
Mrgvlovani, Nuskhuri and Mkhedruli included in UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Three writing systems of the Georgian alphabet were included in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage following the decisions adopted by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural …