Dato Dolidze’s fingers move slowly on the old handset as he writes a text message to his son. “My phone only has the Latin alphabet, so every time I text I need to translate the Georgian letters into ...

There is only one language in the world in which “mama” means “father” — Georgian, which boasts a rich history dating back four centuries. The Georgian Embassy hosted an exhibition to introduce this ...

Like Korea’s Hangul, Georgia has its own alphabet. Although the script’s precise origins are unclear, it has existed for some 2,500 years, inscribed in ancient scriptures. The writing is one of the 14 ...

Three writing systems of Georgian alphabet – Mrgvlovani, Nuskhuri and Mkhedruli – have been inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision ...

GRAKLIANI, Georgia — Sophia Paatashvili, a third-year graduate student in archaeology at Ivane Javakashvili Tbilisi State University, was excavating an ancient temple at an Iron Age site called ...

Archaeologists uncovered a basalt tablet in the Bashplemi Lake region of Georgia with an unknown language carved into its face. The tablet featured 60 characters across seven rows. Experts said that ...

The following is a partner post from EurasiaNet.org by Monica Ellena. Republished with permission. Dato Dolidze’s fingers move slowly on the old handset as he writes a text message to his son. “My ...