Middle Georgian language

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Middle Georgian was the historical stage of the Georgian language used roughly between the 11th and 18th centuries, notable for its role in medieval Georgian literature and the transition toward the modern language.

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Middle Georgian language canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical language stage
approximateEndCentury 18th century
approximateStartCentury 11th century
countryAssociated Georgia
developedFrom Old Georgian language
developedInto Modern Georgian language
follows Old Georgian language
hasFeature development of modern Georgian verb system patterns
increasing use of Mkhedruli script
morphological simplification compared to Old Georgian
phonological changes toward modern Georgian system
ISO639Status historical language (no modern ISO 639-3 code as separate language)
languageBranch Georgian-Zan branch
languageFamily Kartvelian languages
precedes Modern Georgian language
linked to: Georgian language
roleIn transition toward Modern Georgian
scriptTransitionStage transition from Asomtavruli and Nuskhuri to Mkhedruli
standardFormOf Georgian language
subclassOf Georgian language
Kartvelian languages
South Caucasian languages
usedBy Georgian Orthodox Church
medieval Georgian authors
usedFor legal documents
medieval Georgian literature
religious texts
royal charters
secular literature
usedIn Georgian hagiographic literature
Georgian legal codes
medieval Georgian chronicles
usedInPeriod 11th century
12th century
13th century
14th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
usedInRegion Caucasus
Kingdom of Georgia
eastern Georgia
linked to: Eastern Georgia

western Georgia
writingDirection left-to-right
writingSystem Georgian script
Mkhedruli script
linked to: Georgian script

Nuskhuri script

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Old Georgian language followedBy Middle Georgian language
Old Georgian language closelyRelatedTo Middle Georgian language