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An event dedicated to Ilia State University Professor Emeritus, Otar Kajaia, will take place on Monday, May 19, 5 p.m. 

About Otar Kajaia

Otar Kajaia was born on July 29, 1923 in Martvili region village Bandza.

He attended TSU. His teachers included Giorgi Akhvlediani, Arnold Chikobava, Varlam Topuria and Akaki Shanidze. He was working in Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani Pedagogical University, since 1971.

He has been Ilia State University Professor Emeritus since 2006. His main field of research: documenting and researching non-written Georgian languages, Megralian language, creating bilingual dictionaries.

In 2011 Kaukasienstudien published Otar Kajaia's and Hents Fenrich's dictionary Mingrelisch-Georgisches Wörterbuch, under the Reichert-Verlag Wiesbaden series.  -

In 2002-2009 Otar Kajaia published 4 volumes of Megrelian-Georgian dictionary and in 2013 - Megrelian-Russian- Georgian dictionary, together with famous Georgian studies expert, George Klimov.

Time: May 19, 5 p.m.

Location: A 101 Hall, Ilia State University