Imerkhevians (Georgian: იმერხეველები), are an ethnographic subgroup of Georgians who speak Imerkhevian dialect (imerkheuli) of Georgian language, which shares many common features with the neighboring Adjarian.[1] Imerkhevians are indigenous population of Artvin Province, historical region in northeastern part of Turkey. The Imerkhevians are Sunni Muslims, closely integrated with the Turkish society. Almost all are bilingual in Georgian and Turkish.
Reflecting some internal differentiation persisting in Turkey's Georgian community, the Imerkhevians claim a different origin from the Georgians in the Borçka area, who have adopted an inclusive Adjar identity. The first who brought the local culture to a scholarly attention was Nicholas Marr, who, while on an expedition in Shavsheti in 1910, collected folk literature and ethnographic information from several villages along the Imerkhevi river.[1]
^ abTuite, Kevin (1998), Kartvelian morphosyntax: number agreement and morphosyntactic oritntation in the South Caucasian languages, p. 178. Lincom Europa.
neighboring Adjarian. Imerkhevians are indigenous population of Artvin Province, historical region in northeastern part of Turkey. The Imerkhevians are Sunni Muslims...
the neighboring Adjarian. Imerkhevians are the indigenous population of Artvin Province. The majority of the Imerkhevians today live in an area they...
while Ingiloy (indigenous to Azerbaijan), Laz (indigenous to Turkey), Imerkhevians (indigenous to Turkey), and Georgians in Turkey (who descend from Georgian...
language, Turkish language (minority) Religion Sunni Islam Georgian Orthodox Church Related ethnic groups Gurians, Lazs, Imerkhevians and other Georgians...
(country) Adjarians, Muslim ethnic Georgians indigenous to Adjara, Georgia Imerkhevians, Muslim ethnic Georgians indigenous to Artvin, Turkey Ingiloy people...
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Gurian (Guruli, გურული) in Guria Adjarian (Ačaruli, აჭარული) in Adjara Imerkhevian (Imerkheuli, იმერხეული) in Imerkhevi (Turkey) The Central dialects, sometimes...
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