The Inextricable Link Between Food and Linguistic Diversity: Wild Food Plants Among Diverse Minorities in Northeast Georgia, Caucasus. Divergences in the categorization and use of wild food plants among ethnic and linguistic groups living within the same environment are prototypical for the dual nature of biocultural diversity, which is generally richer on ecological and cultural edges. We interviewed 136 people from seven ethnolinguistic groups living in Georgia documenting the use of wild food plants. The results show the inextricable link between food and linguistic diversity; moreover, we observed a greater number of commonly used plants among Christian communities, as Muslim communities shared just one taxon widely used in all regions. Comparison with other Georgian regions and selected ethnic groups living in Azerbaijan showed lower use of wild food plants. Future investigations in the region should widen the ethnolinguistic research to include other aspects of ethnobiology and to dedicate more in-depth studies to understanding the underlying reasons for homogenization and plant-use erosion.

食物与语言多样性之间的千丝万缕的联系：高加索东北部佐治亚州不同少数民族之间的野生食用植物。居住在同一环境中的族裔和语言群体在野生食用植物的分类和使用上的差异是典型的生物文化多样性的双重性质，这种多样性通常在生态和文化方面更为丰富。我们采访了居住在乔治亚州的七个民族语言学群体的136人，记录了野生食用植物的使用。结果表明，食物与语言多样性之间有着千丝万缕的联系。此外，由于穆斯林社区仅共享一个在所有地区广泛使用的分类单元，因此在基督徒社区中观察到了更多的常用植物。与其他格鲁吉亚地区和生活在阿塞拜疆的特定种族的比较表明，野生食用植物的使用减少。