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	Abkhazia's Megrelian Readers Find Voice
		The Megrelians, also known as Mingrelians, are an ethnic group in western Georgia and southern Abkhazia who are closely related to the Georgians themselves.
		Salakaya, who is Abkhaz and not too proficient in the Megrelian language, told IWPR that the Megrelian portion of the paper uses the local dialect of the language, in Georgian script rather than the Cyrillic used for Abkhaz.
		Megrelians traditionally regard Georgian as their other native tongue - the two languages are related - but Zantaria does not think a local paper in that language would be a good idea.
	www.iwpr.net /?apc_state=hruicrs2003&l=en&s=f&o=159769 (1091 words)

	Megrelian language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Megrelian or Mingrelian language (მარგალური ნინა (Margaluri nina) in Megrelian, მეგრული ენა (Megruli ena) in Georgian), is a language spoken in northwest Georgia.
		Megrelian is one of the South Caucasian languages.
		Megrelian is written with the Georgian alphabet; the oldest surviving texts are mainly ethnographical literature.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mingrelian (291 words)

	Read about Megrelian language at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Megrelian language and learn about Megrelian ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Megrelian is one of the South Caucasian or Kartvelian languages.
		Megrelian differs from Georgian to approximately the same degree that German does from English: there are many obvious cognates, but the languages are not mutually intelligible.
		Megrelian has been written with the Georgian alphabet; the oldest surviving texts are mainly ethnographical literature.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Megrelian_language (258 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Samegrelo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Megrelians (Megrelebi in Georgian) are one of the local culture-groups of ethnically subdivided Georgian people, who speak both Megrelian and Georgian, but have only Georgian script.
		In December of 1803 the Principality came under the patronage of the Russian Empire by agreement between the Tsar and the Megrelian Prince Grigol Dadiani.
		The stability in the region is further deteriorated by the fact that the Georgian refugees from the Abkhazian war zone (who are considered by Georgians as victims of ethnic cleansing) are mostly Megrelians.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Samegrelo (385 words)

	Megrelian language -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Megrelian speakers are bilingual and use (A native or inhabitant of Georgia in Asia) Georgian for literary and other purposes.
		Megrelian differs from Georgian to approximately the same degree that (A person of German nationality) German does from (An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries) English: there are many obvious cognates, but the languages are not mutually intelligible.
		Megrelian has been written with the (Click link for more info and facts about Georgian alphabet) Georgian alphabet; the oldest surviving texts are mainly ethnographical literature.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/me/megrelian_language.htm (346 words)

	Georgian language
		Georgian is the most important of the South Caucasian languages, a family that also includes Svan and Megrelian (chiefly spoken in Northwest Georgia) and Laz (chiefly spoken along the Black Sea coast of Turkey, from Trabzon to the Georgian frontier).
		Georgian is believed to have separated from Megrelian and Laz in the third millennium BC.
		Megrelian and Laz separated from Georgian roughly a thousands years later.
	1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/g/ge/georgian_language.html (668 words)

	EZGeography - Georgian language
		It is the literary language for all ethnographic groups of Georgian people, especially those who speak other South Caucasian languages (Svans, Megrelians, and the Laz).
		Georgian is the most important of the South Caucasian languages, a family that also includes Svan and Megrelian (chiefly spoken in Northwest Georgia) and Laz (chiefly spoken along the Black Sea coast of Turkey, from Melyat, Rize to the Georgian frontier).
		The oldest surviving literary text in Georgian is the "Martyrdom of Saint Shushaniki, the Queen" (Tsamebay tsmidisa Shushanikisi, dedoplisa) by Iakob Tsurtaveli, from the 5th century AD.
	www.ezgeography.com /encyclopedia/Georgian_language (1480 words)

	Megrelian and Megrelia
		Megrelian (or Mingrelian) and Laz are two closely related Kartvelian or South Caucasian languages.
		Megrelian is spoken in the western parts of Georgia: on the Kolkhis lowland in the Senaki, Abasha, Khobi and Zugdidi regions, in the Gali, Ochemchire, Gulripshi, Sokhumi and Gagra regions of Apkhazeti (Abkhazia) and in the Tsalendzhikha, Chkhorotsqu and Gegechkori regions on the southern slopes of the Great Caucasus.
		Megrelian is used in everyday communication, among the family and in all social activities, where the use of literary language is not required.
	www.ling.lu.se /projects/Megrelian/Megrelian.html (432 words)

	The Kartvelian Language
		The Kartvelian language family comprises the Georgian, Megrelian, Laz and Svan languages.
		The Zan language then split into Megrelian and Laz about 2 thousand years ago, although they have remained closely related since, and many linguists consider them to be dialects of the same language.
		Megrelian is spoken in western Georgia, in the northern part of Kolkhetian depression.
	www.opentext.org.ge /art/kartvel.htm (593 words)

	Village Harmony \| Store: CDs from the Republic of Georgia
		Megrelian songs of the famous 1940s singers, female soloist Elene Chubabria (1905-1979) and folk singer Noko Khurtsia (1904-1949), as well as some of the best songs of choral director Rema Shelegia and the choruses of Akvsenti Megrelidze and Beglar Akobia, are featured on this CD.
		On the discs are 20 songs with both performance recordings and the individual voice parts of each song recorded separately, enabling students to listen to and study any part of these songs independently.
		This collection of Megrelian songs should greatly aid choir directors and singers alike, especially those classically trained who may be unaccustomed to the non-Western temperament characteristic of traditional Georgian folk songs.
	www.northernharmony.pair.com /store/georgia.html (780 words)

	GEORGIAN LANGUAGE FACTS AND INFORMATION
		It is the literary language for all ethnographic groups of Georgian people, especially those who speak other Kartvelian_languages (Svans, Megrelians, and the Laz).
		Georgian is the most important of the South_Caucasian_languages, a family that also includes Svan and Megrelian (chiefly spoken in Northwest Georgia) and Laz (chiefly spoken along the Black Sea coast of Turkey, from Melyat, Rize to the Georgian frontier).
		The oldest surviving literary text in Georgian is the "Martyrdom of Saint Shushaniki, the Queen" (''Tsamebay tsmindisa Shushanikisi, dedoplisa'') by Iakob_Tsurtaveli, from the 5th century AD.
	www.velocitydatasys.com /Georgian_language (1603 words)

	Vaal Triangle Info Encylopedia - South_Caucasian_languages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Megrelian (Megruli in Georgian, Margali in Megrelian), with approximately 300,000 native speakers, mainly in the Samegrelo region of Western Georgia and enclaves in the autonomous republic of Abkhazia;
		Georgian is also the secondary spoken language and the main literary language for Svan and Megrelian speakers, and for the Laz in Georgia.
		Laz and Megrelian are the most closely related, and often grouped together as the Zan sub-family.
	www.vaaltriangleinfo.co.za /wiki/index.php?title=South_Caucasian_languages (398 words)

	Village Harmony \| Store: Harira - Georgian Folk Songs CD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The recordings included on this CD are only a small part of the folk songs usually sung in Samegrelo, one of the most beautiful regions of Georgia.
		Indeed, the diversity of genre, complex and well-developed musical ideas found in Megrelian songs is astonishing, to say nothing of the inexhaustible creative improvisation of its performers.
		Along with work songs of monumental nature, we find lyric masterpieces distinguished by their unique warmth and diversity, clearly indicative of the refinement of the ancient inhabitants of this region.
	www.northernharmony.pair.com /store/details/GEhariraCD.html (326 words)

	About Georgia : Language and Alphabet : Georgian Language
		Georgian is the most important of the South Caucasian languages, a family that also includes Svan and Megrelian (chiefly spoken in Northwest Georgia) and Laz (chiefly spoken along the Black Sea coast of Turkey, from Melyat, Rize to the Georgian frontier).
		Georgian is believed to have separated from Megrelian and Laz in the first millennium BC.
		Megrelian and Laz separated from Georgian roughly a thousand years later.
	www.aboutgeorgia.net /language/language.html (1783 words)

	Conflicting narratives in Abkhazia and Georgia--Levan Gigineishvili
		The truth, however, is that the mountainous people, reputed as good fighters, were hired both by the Abkhazian ruler and the Megrelian ruler during their feudal clashes.
		Besides, the Tzarist Empire aspired also to present the Megrelians and the Svans as separate from Georgians, since both had (and have) their own languages, although related to Georgian, yet not intelligible to a Georgian speaker without studying them as separate languages.
		Both Megrelians and Svans kept their historical memory of one nation and of their homogeneity with the rest of the Georgians.
	www.gse.harvard.edu /~t656_web/peace/Articles_Spring_2003/Gigineishvili_Levan_ConflictingNarrativesAbkhaziaGeorgia.htm (6056 words)

	Georgian - Language Directory
		Georgian is the most important of the South Caucasian languages, a family that also includes Svan and Megrelian (chefly spoken in Northwest Georgia) and Laz (chiefly spoken along the Black Sea coast of Turkey, from Trabzon to the Georgian frontier).
		Georgian is believed to have separated from Megrelian and Laz in the third millennium BC.
		The oldest surviving literary text in Georgian is the "Martyrdom of Saint Shushaniki, of the Queen" (C'amebaj c'midisa Shushanik'isi, dedoplisa) by Iakob Tsurtaveli, from the 5th century AD.
	language-directory.50webs.com /languages/georgian.htm (278 words)

	RUSSIAN-GEORGIAN WAR IN THE WESTERN GEORGIA (MEGRELIA, ABKHAZIA, SVANETI)
		The aim of these persecutions was to break Georgian nation apart; to provoke Megrelian and Abkhazian separatism; to weaken the impact of Megrels (one of the strongest and the most freedom-minded sub ethnic groups of Georgia) on the Georgian global political climate.
		To punish population of Megrelia and particularly Megrelians in Abkhazia
		The Megrelian resistants captured considerable amount of light weapons and some of the heavy ones from the Shevardnadze's defeated gangs, which fled in panic from Abkhazia and passed through Megrelia.
	www.geocities.com /shavlego/war_wg_1.htm (8987 words)

	Read about South Caucasian languages at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research South Caucasian languages and learn about ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is often written using the Hebrew alphabet.
		Megrelian or Mingrelian (Megruli in Georgian, Margali in Megrelian), with approximately 300,000 native speakers, mainly in the
		second millennium BC or earlier; while Megrelian and Laz were separated from Georgian roughly a thousand years later.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/South_Caucasian_languages (513 words)

	Georgian (Kartvelian) languages by Levan Urushadze - Wikinfo
		This group of languages is a part of the family of Iberian-Caucasian languages.
		Georgian (Kartuli) - official language of theRepublic of Georgia, 4 million native speakers (70% of the population of Georgia including Svans and Megrelians (Megrels) and Lazs (Chans), who are ethnic Georgians, ethnographic groups of Georgian people);
		Megrelian (Megruli in Georgian, Margali in Megrelian/Mingrelian) - appr.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Georgian_(Kartvelian)_languages_by_Levan_Urushadze (905 words)

	A biography of Dr
		He realized that the saddest part of being a doctor, no matter how good, was that without the presence of a medication, a doctor is as helpless as the patients.
		What was more perplexing is that those outside the Megrelian region reported a prevalence of liver diseases, particularly alcohol induced hepatitis and kidney failure at the same time as those in the Megrelian Region reported extremely low incidences of any diseases, particularly those of the liver or kidneys.
		The major contribution was believed to be the customary consumption of a group of herbs that grow within the dense forest on the peaks of the Caucsus Mountain Range.
	www.hepatico.com /drdave.asp (719 words)

	Ancestral Stones
		After Subari's remarks, the Holy Synod held a session where they underlined that the constitutional agreement which was signed between the government and the Orthodox Church constituted a sound basis for their entry into politics.
		The Holy Synod aggreed: "To ask the President of Georgia to hasten the meeting of the double commission to facilitate the final accomplishment of the agreement," and went on to pledge that "The church itself will try to support the development process development," the newspaper Sakartvelos Respublika reports.
		According to the ruling of the Holy Synod, offering special new translations of the Bible "suggests that Megrelians and Svans have been deprived of Christianity and that they are uneducated.
	www.ancestralstones.com /JAV9.htm (515 words)

	Svan language -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Svan lušnu nin, Georgian svanuri ena unwritten language spoken in the high valleys south of Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus.
		Svan and the Georgian, Mingrelian (Megrelian), and Laz (Chan) languages constitute the Kartvelian, or South Caucasian, language family.
		Georgian is also spoken in parts of Azerbaijan and northeastern Turkey and in...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9070546 (663 words)

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		Georgian is the main language of the South Caucasian (or Kartvelian) group, that also includes Svan, Megrelian and Laz (the closely related Megrelian and Laz are by some authors referred to as the two branches of the Zan language (Kiziria 1964)).
		Georgian is the literary language of the Georgians proper, the Megrelians and the Svans.
		Georgian, Megrelian and Svan are spoken in Georgia.
	webzone.imer.mah.se /projects/georgianV04/DEMO/Lect03/Cult03.html (774 words)

	Karina Vamling - Malmö högskola
		Complement clauses in Megrelian Studia Linguistica 48 (1/2), pp.
		Paper presented at the 5th Annual Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) "Identity and the State: Nationalism and Sovereignty in a Changing World" Columbia University, 13-15 April 2000.
		Vamling, K. ‘Maintenance of Megrelian (Kartvelian/South Caucasian)’. Language maintenannce and death: reports from the field and strategies for the new millenium.
	www.mah.se /templates/Page____38556.aspx (916 words)

	MINELRES: IWPR: Abkhazia: New periodical in Megrelian language
		Why shouldn't I read news in the language that I was brought up with, and speak with my family?" The Megrelians, also known as Mingrelians, are an ethnic group in western Georgia and southern Abkhazia who are closely related to the Georgians themselves.
		Now the time has come for the community to unite and develop as a cultural entity." To this end, Salakaya intends to set up a Megrelian cultural centre in Gal, and views his paper as the first step towards that goal.
		It's about the natural desire of the people to live and thrive in their own cultural context." Anton Kriveniuk is a reporter for the Panorama newspaper in Sukhumi.
	lists.delfi.lv /pipermail/minelres/2003-September/002927.html (1084 words)

	Reports of Russian Ambassadors in Megrelia in 1639-1640, which is a source of study of historical geography of the ...
		Elchin was tasked to locate and describe route from Moscow to Megrelian Principality and study the Principality.
		Zakhariev as a spiritual person was tasked to study condition of churches.
		Elchin described route from Moscow to Megrelian Principality.
	www.nplg.gov.ge /ic/DGL/work/POSOLSTVO/5.htm (2410 words)

	Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - A sociological and anthropological question
		Not a lot, cause my older brother got a scar from it, so it's kind of became off-limits.
		Since my mother's father was a megrelian Prince, I naturally always wanted a kindjal.
		So very soon I had a gazillion of them (since it was a good time to buy them).
	www.vikingsword.com /vb/showpost.php?p=5485&postcount=9 (210 words)

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