The Georgian language does not belong to the Indo-European, Finno-Ugric or Semitic families but is of the Ibero-Caucasian or Kartvelian (Southern Caucasian) language group. Of the 20 something languages groups worldwide Georgian is one of them and indigenous to the area, although there have been some theories that it originates from the Etruscans or as far afield as the Basque languages. Like Hungary for instance Georgian is spoken by only a small population mostly restricted to the boundaries of the modern day frontiers of that country. Therefore there is a need of translators and local publishers. The oldest known Georgian story is Shota Rustaveli's The Knight in the Pabther's Skin.
It's only the second time I've seen the Georgian script - it wasn't until a Georgian I met in Britain showed me some of his writing that I became aware that it was so unusual, so different from other systems. I only hope you're all able to keep it in a world that seems hellbent on 'standardization'!
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