Old Georgian language
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Old Georgian was the language of the ancient kingdom of Georgia
in the Caucasus.
Old Georgian was the literary language
for all ethnographic groups of Georgian people
beginning in the 5th Century BC, until the modern Georgian language
arose in the 17th Century.
History of Georgia (country)
The nation of Georgia was first unified as a kingdom under the Bagrationi dynasty in the 9th to 10th century, arising from a number of predecessor states of ancient Colchis and Iberia...
in the Caucasus.
Old Georgian was the literary language
Literary language
A literary language is a register of a language that is used in literary writing. This may also include liturgical writing. The difference between literary and non-literary forms is more marked in some languages than in others...
for all ethnographic groups of Georgian people
Georgian people
The Georgians are an ethnic group that have originated in Georgia, where they constitute a majority of the population. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America....
beginning in the 5th Century BC, until the modern Georgian language
Georgian language
Georgian is the native language of the Georgians and the official language of Georgia, a country in the Caucasus.Georgian is the primary language of about 4 million people in Georgia itself, and of another 500,000 abroad...
arose in the 17th Century.