Hello Language Lovers! Thank you for joining me for this episode of Speaking Tongues, the podcast in conversation with multi linguals. Today, I’m speaking with Gvantsa about her languages of Georgian and Mingrelian. Gvantsa is a Master's student at the Technical University of Munich. Although she speaks several languages, her linguistic journey is particularly marked by a deep connection to Georgian, her native language, and Mingrelian, a language she has been intimately familiar with through family.  In this episode we discuss:  🇬🇪 Georgia’s relationship to the other Kartvelian languages 🇬🇪 Changes of Georgian throughout the country including a town in the mountains with a different way of speaking 🇬🇪 Folk tales, songs and dances in Georgian - including Georgian polyphonic singing 🇬🇪 Speaking Mingrelian in families and the reasons why it’s become an endangered language 🇬🇪 How Mingrelian is used and how it is expressed orthographically 🇬🇪 How technology is changing the future of language study and how it has been helpful to her 🇬🇪 Of course, we also had to talk about Georgian wine and food - so make sure you keep listening for that part of the conversation  Big thank you to Gvantsa for this incredible conversation about your languages and your culture. If you enjoy this episode of Speaking Tongues, don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the Speaking Tongues Podcast on Apple Podcasts and like and subscribe on YouTube so that other language lovers like ourselves can find the show! If you’ve been a long time listener of the show or a recent listener, you can now pledge ongoing support for the show on Buy Me a Coffee dot com or on Patreon dot com. Special shout out to Speaking Tongues’ recent supporters and Patrons Heidi L., Pat N. and John L.  And as you know, I wrote a book! My food ‘zine of international language and cuisine, Taste Buds Vol 1. is available now for purchase! Check social media for the sneak peek inside of the book and make sure you purchase for yourself and your friends! Links to all platforms are below!  To Find Gvantsa:  https://www.instagram.com/felamushi?igsh=MXY4aWtwYzkzdWx0cA== To Find Speaking Tongues: Follow on IG: @speakingtonguespod Follow on Twitter: @stpodcasthost Like our Facebook Page: @speakingtonguespod Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJFOPq3j7wGteY-PjcZaMxg Did you enjoy this episode? Support Speaking Tongues on Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/speakingtongues Pledge on-going monthly support. Join my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/speakingtonguespodcast Buy my book here https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/elle-charisse/taste-buds-vol-1/paperback/product-wn2n46.html?page=1&pageSize=4 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/speaking-tongues/message