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The Mingrelians (Mingrelian: მარგალი margali; Georgian: მეგრელები: megrelebi) are a subethnic group of Georgiansthat mostly live in Samegrelo (Mingrelia) region of Georgia. They also live in considerable numbers in Abkhazia and Tbilisi. In the pre-1930 Soviet census the Mingrelians were afforded their own ethnic group (natsional’nost) category.The Mingrelians speak the Mingrelian language and are mostly bilingual also in Georgian.

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language
Russian language, Mingrelian language, Georgian language
population place
Russia
religion
Eastern Orthodox Church, Georgian Orthodox Church

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