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What do Georgians call Russians, Armenians and other peoples?

Names of peoples and countries in Georgian.

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In Georgian a Russian is rusi (რუსი) and Russia is Ruseti (რუსეთი); an Armenian is somekhi (სომეხი), an Azerbaijani azerbaijaneli (აზერბაიჯანელი) and a Ukrainian ukraineli (უკრაინელი). Georgians call themselves kartveli (ქართველი) and their country Sakartvelo (საქართველო). These are neutral words used both in everyday speech and officially.

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Why

  1. A Greek is berdzeni (ბერძენი), a Turk turki (თურქი) and a Jew ebraeli (ებრაელი).
  2. The ending -eli often forms a resident's name: tbiliseli, a Tbilisian.
  3. Sakartvelo means 'land of the Kartvelians'.

Details

Genatsvale isn't a nationality, as some think, but an affectionate form of address. When talking about peoples, stick to neutral names.

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