Georgian is the language of the Republic of Georgia. It is a Caucasian language, with influences from Russian, and to a lesser extent, Iranian. In the Georgian language, the word "mama" means father, and "deda" means mother, a reversal of the nearly universal "m for maternal, d for paternal" pattern for "baby-speak".
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Consonants
Bilabial | Dental | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
Stop | p/b/[p'] | t/d/[t'] | k/g/[k'] | [q']¹ | ' | |
Fricative | v | s/z | S/Z | x/[Y] | h | |
Affricate | [ts]/[dz]/[ts'] | c/j/[c'] | ||||
Nasal | m | n | ||||
Liquid | l, r | [l>]² |
Vowels
I | U | |
E | O | |
a |
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