Georgia
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Abkhaz
[abk] Abkhazia region: Black Sea coast, separate areas near Gudaut’a and Och’amch’re. Users: 129,000 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Total users in all countries: 194,710. Status: 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Abkhazia, co-official with Georgian (1995, Constitution, Article 8). Alternate Names: Abkhazian, Abxazo. Autonym: аҧсуа бызшәа (Aṗsua byzšwa), аҧсшәа (Aṗsšwa). Classification: Abkhaz-Adyghe, Abkhaz-Abazin.
Armenian, Western
[hyw] Samtskhe-Javakheti region: Akhalkalaki and Akhaltsikhe; Kvemo Kartli region: Tsalka. Abkhazia region (Hamshen dialect). Users: 150,000 in Georgia (2016). Status: 5* (Developing). Classification: Indo-European, Armenian.
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[aii] Transcaucasia area: scattered. Users: 3,400 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Ethnic population: 14,000. Status: 8a (Moribund). Alternate Names: Aisorski, Assyriski. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Eastern, Central, Northeastern.
Avar
[ava] Kakheti region: Qvareli district, Tivi village. Users: 2,000 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Status: 6b (Threatened). Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Avar-Andic, Avar.
Azerbaijani, North
[azj] Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, and Samtskhe-Javakheti regions. Users: 239,000 in Georgia (2016). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Azərbaycan dili, Azərbaycanca. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Azerbaijani.
Bats
[bbl] Kakheti region: Akhmeta district, Zemo-Alvani (Upper Alvani). Users: 600 (Hauk and Rentz 2019). Ethnic population: 1,600 (Gippert et al 2006). Status: 7 (Shifting). Alternate Names: Bac, Batsaw, Batsba, Batsbi, Batsbiitsy, Batsi, Tsova-Tush, Tush. Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Nakh, Batsi.
Bezhta
[kap] Kakheti region: Qvareli district, Chatliskure and Saruso villages. Users: 700 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Ethnic population: 1,000 (2014 NCRP). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Bezht’alas mits. Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Tsezic, East Tsezic.
Bohtan Neo-Aramaic
[bhn] Kvemo Kartli region: mainly Garbadani village. Users: 900 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Status: 7 (Shifting). Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Eastern, Central, Northeastern.
Chechen
[che] Kakheti region: Ahmeta municipality, Duisi village and several nearby villages. Users: 10,000 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Nakh, Chechen-Ingush.
Dido
[ddo] Kakheti region: Qvareli district, Ibtsokhi village. Users: Status: 6b* (Threatened). Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Tsezic, West Tsezic.
French
[fra] Users: 16,400 in Georgia (Beck et al 2018), L2 users. Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French.
Georgian
[kat] Users: 3,380,000 in Georgia (2016). Ethnic population: 3,980,000 (1993 UBS). Total users in all countries: 3,921,790. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1995, Constitution, Article 8). Alternate Names: Common Kartvelian, Grunzinski yazyk. Autonym: ქართული (Kartuli), ქართული ენა (Kartuli ena). Classification: Kartvelian, Georgian.
Hunzib
[huz] Kakheti region: Lagodekhi municipality, Tkhilistsqaro, Qvareli district, Chatliskure village. Users: 410 in Georgia (Koryakov 2006). Status: 6b (Threatened). Alternate Names: Hontl’os myts. Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Tsezic, East Tsezic.
Judeo-Georgian
[jge] Kvemo Kartli and Samtskhe-Javakheti regions; T’bilisi. Users: 2,800 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Classification: Kartvelian, Georgian.
Kurdish, Northern
[kmr] Kvemo Kartli and Mtskheta-Mtianeti regions; T’bilisi area. Users: 20,600 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Ezdiki, Kurdî, Kurmancî, Kurmanji. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Kurdish.
Laz
[lzz] Adjara region: a few villages. Users: 1,000 in Georgia (Salminen 2007). Status: 7 (Shifting). Alternate Names: Chan, Chanuri, Chanzan, Laze, Lazuri, Zan. Classification: Kartvelian, Zan.
Lezgi
[lez] Users: 3,000 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Lezgic, Nuclear Lezgic, East Lezgic.
Mingrelian
[xmf] Abkhazia region: Gali and T’q’varčeli districts; Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, all except Poti town; Tbilisi. Users: 344,000 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Total users in all countries: 345,530. Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Iverian, Margalepi, Margali, Margaluri, Margaluri nina, Megrel, Megrelian, Megruli. Classification: Kartvelian, Zan.
Ossetic
[oss] Imereti region: Sachkhere municipality; Kvemo Kartli region: small border areas near T’bilisi; Mtskheta-Mtianeti region: Akhalagori and Mtskheta municipalities; Racha-Lechkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti region: Oni municipality; Shida Kartli region: Gori and Tskhinvali municipalities. Users: 39,000 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Osetin, Ossete, Ossetian. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Northeastern.
Pontic
[pnt] Users: 15,000 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Status: Unestablished. Alternate Names: Rumka. Classification: Indo-European, Greek, Attic.
Russian
[rus] Adjara, Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Samtskhe-Javakheti, and T’bilisi regions. Users: 2,376,200 in Georgia, all users. L1 users: 46,200 in Georgia (2016). L2 users: 2,330,000 (Arefyev 2012). Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Svan
[sva] Racha-Lechkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti region: Lentekhi municipality; Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region: Mestia municipality. Users: 14,000 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015), decreasing. Ethnic population: 15,000 (2000 A. Kibrik). Total users in all countries: 14,071. Status: 6b (Threatened). Alternate Names: Svanuri, Šwan-är. Autonym: ლუშნუ ნინ (lušnu nin). Classification: Kartvelian, Svan.
Tatar
[tat] Users: 3,400 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Western, Uralian.
Turkish
[tur] Users: 3,200 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Turkish.
Udi
[udi] Kakheti region: Oktomberi village. Users: 90 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Ethnic population: 500 (1990 A. Kibrik). Status: 7 (Shifting). Classification: Nakh-Daghestanian, Lezgic, Udi.
Ukrainian
[ukr] Users: 6,800 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Urum
[uum] Shida Kartli region: Gori area. Users: 90,000 in Georgia (Leclerc 2015). Total users in all countries: 185,000. Status: 6b (Threatened). Classification: Turkic.