Are Armenian and Georgian mutually intelligible?

Originally Answered: Are Armenian and Georgian mutually intelligible? No, not at all. Armenian and Georgian belong to two totally different language families. Armenian is a branch of the Indo-European language family and thus related, however distantly, to English.

What do Georgians call Armenians?

Somekhi
The ethnically mixed populace of Somkhiti – in its regional sense – were known in Georgian as Somkhitari (sing., სომხითარი), while Armenians in general were (and are) referred to in Georgian as Somekhi (sing., სომეხი).

Can Western and Eastern Armenians understand each other?

While both nations would count as conservative, Azerbaijanis are socially more conservative than Armenians. Azerbaijanis speak a Turkic language. Armenians speak a unique Indo-European language.

Can Eastern Armenians understand Western Armenian?

Intelligibility in Practice So educated Eastern Armenian speakers can read Western Armenian without any problem, because it is basically classic Armenian.

What religion are Armenians and Georgians?

Present situation. The Armenians in Georgia belong mainly to the Armenian Apostolic faith, with important numbers of Armenian Catholics as well concentrated in Samtskhe-Javakheti.

How many Armenians live in Georgia?

200,000 Armenians
More than 200,000 Armenians currently live in Georgia, (400.000, according to unofficial data) concentrated mainly in Tbilisi, Javakhk, Kvemo Kartli, Batumi, Telavi, Surami, Gori, Bolnis-Khachen and other places.

Are Armenian and Georgian similar?

Both Georgia and Armenia have their own alphabets and ancient and deeprooted cultures predating Christian times. In the last census in 1970 more than 88 percent of Armenia’s 2.5 million people were ethnic Armenians, and more than 66 percent of Georgia’s 4.7 million inhabitants were ethnically Georgian.

Are Georgia and Azerbaijan allies?

Georgia and Azerbaijan have maintained cordial relations ever since the first establishment of their independent statehoods in 1918. In 1991, both Azerbaijan and Georgia restored their independence and diplomatic ties were established between them on November 18, 1992.