mingrelian

/mɪnˈɡɹiːli.ən/

Etymology

From Mingrel + -ian, from Georgian მეგრელი (megreli). Compare the variant Megrelian.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Samegrelo, the Mingrelian people or the Mingrelian language.

name

A Kartvelian language spoken in parts of Georgia (mainly Samegrelo and Abkhazia).“I’m told, Minister Beria did, on occasion, like to perform Mingrelian peasant songs on the balalaika.”

noun

A person who speaks this language.