Mingrelian
A language of Georgia
| Population | 500,000 (1989 B. Hewitt). |
| Region | Lowland west Georgia. |
| Alternate names | Margaluri, Megrel, Megruli |
| Dialects | Officially considered a single language with Laz [lzz] called Zan, but linguists recognize they are not inherently mutually intelligible. |
| Classification | Kartvelian, Zan |
| Language use | Also use Georgian [kat]. |
| Writing system | Georgian script, Mkhedruli style. |
| Comments | Their name for themselves is ‘Margaluri’. Christian. |
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