Georgian language

Georgian
Georgian
kartuli ena
ქართული ენა
	Kartuli written in Georgian script
Pronunciation	[ˈkʰartʰuli ˈena]
Native to	Georgia
Region	South Caucasus
Ethnicity	Georgians
speakers	L1: 3.76 million (2020); L2: 150,000 (2014)
Language family	Kartvelian Karto-Zan Georgian; ;
Early form	Old Georgian
Dialects	Georgian dialects;
Writing system	Georgian script; Georgian Braille;
Official status
Official language in	Georgia
Regulated by	Cabinet of Georgia
Language codes
ISO 639-1	ka
ISO 639-2	geo (B) ; kat (T)
ISO 639-3	kat
Glottolog	nucl1302
Linguasphere	42-CAB-baa – bac

Georgian (ქართული ენა, romanized: kartuli ena, pronounced [ˈkʰartʰuli ˈena]) is the most widely spoken Kartvelian language; it also serves as the literary language or lingua franca for speakers of related languages. It is the official language of Georgia and the native or primary language of 87.6% of its population. Its speakers today amount to approximately 3.76 million. Georgian is written in its own unique alphabet.

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