Old Georgian | |
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enay kartuli | |
ႤႬႠჂ ႵႠႰႧႭჃႪႨ | |
Native to | Colchis, Kingdom of Iberia, Sasanian Iberia, Principality of Iberia, Kingdom of the Iberians, Kingdom of the Abkhazians, Theme of Iberia, Emirate of Tbilisi, Kingdom of Hereti, First Kingdom of Kakheti, Kingdom of Georgia |
Region | Caucasus and Eastern Anatolia |
Ethnicity | Georgians |
Era | 5th to 11th centuries, liturgical in the Georgian Orthodox Church |
Kartvelian
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Georgian script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | oge |
oge | |
Glottolog | oldg1234 |
Old Georgian (ႤႬႠჂ ႵႠႰႧႭჃႪႨ,[1] enay kartuli) is a literary language of the Georgian monarchies attested from the 5th century. The language remains in use as the liturgical language of the Georgian Orthodox Church and for the most part is still intelligible. Spoken Old Georgian gave way to what is classified as Middle Georgian in the 11th century, which in turn developed into the modern Georgian language in the 18th century.