Languages of Georgia

22 languages of the index are spoken in Georgia; 1 has official status (Georgian). The country has about 3.9 m inhabitants (2024).

22 languages8 endangered or dormantEuropeISO GE / GEO

Official languages

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
azeAzerbaijaniAzərbaycan dili	`aze`	Turkic	+13	35 m	Safe
kurKurdishZimanê Kurdî	`kur`	Indo-European	+5	21 m	Safe
azjNorth Azerbaijani	`azj`	Turkic	+1	9.2 m	1 · National
hyeArmenianհայերեն	`hye`	Indo-European	+20	6.7 m	1 · National
katGeorgianქართული ენა	`kat`	Kartvelian	+3	3.7 m	1 · National
cheChechenНохчийн мотт	`che`	Northeast Caucasian	+2	1.4 m	2 · Provincial
pntPontic Greekποντιακά	`pnt`	Indo-European	+6	778,000	6a · Vigorous
avaAvarавар мацI	`ava`	Northeast Caucasian		766,500	3 · Wider Communication
xmfMingrelianმარგალური ნინა	`xmf`	—		345,530	6a · Vigorous
lzzLazლაზური	`lzz`	—		250,000	6b · Threatened
aiiAssyrian Neo-Aramaic	`aii`	Afroasiatic	+3	232,300	6b · Threatened
abkAbkhazАԥсуа бызшәа	`abk`	North Caucasian	+3	190,110	2 · Provincial
uumUrum	`uum`	Turkic		185,000	6b · Threatened
jgeJudaeo-Georgian	`jge`	Kartvelian		85,000	6a · Vigorous
svaSvan	`sva`	Kartvelian		15,000	7 · Shifting
ddoTsez	`ddo`	Northeast Caucasian		12,467	6b · Threatened
udiUdi	`udi`	Northeast Caucasian		8,000	5 · Developing
kapBezhta	`kap`	Northeast Caucasian		6,000	5 · Developing
bblBats	`bbl`	Northeast Caucasian		3,420	7 · Shifting
huzHunzib	`huz`	Northeast Caucasian		1,000	6b · Threatened
ossIron Ossetianирон диалект	`oss`	Indo-European
bhnBohtan Neo-Aramaic	`bhn`	Afroasiatic			7 · Shifting

22 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata