Mingrelian
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A language of Georgia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Margali, Margaluri, Megrel, Megrelian, Megruli
Population
344,000 (2015 J. Leclerc). Total users in all countries: 345,530.
Location
Abkhazia region: Ochamchira and Gali municipalities; Guria region: Lanchkhuti municipality; Imereti region: Samtredia and Tsqaltubo municipalities; Racha-Lochkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti region: Tsageri municipality; Samegrelo-Zemo Svateni region: southern half; all in west lowlands.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
None known. Officially considered a single language with Laz [lzz] called Zan, but linguists recognize they are not inherently mutually intelligible.
Language Use
Younger generation uses the language less (Salminen 2007). Also use Georgian [kat].
Language Resources
Writing
Georgian (Mkhedruli and Mtavruli) script [Geor].
Christian.