Beridze, V. Word-Kona of Imereti and Racha Proverbs (Sitkvis-kona imerul da rachul tkmata), 1986. In Georgian

ვუკოლ ბერიძე
სიტყვის-კონა იმერულ და რაჭულ თქმათა.
ბოლოსიტყვ.: შ. ძიძიგური.
თბილისი: მეცნიერება, 1986.
96 გვ.; 22 სმ. ფაქს. გამოც.: СПб., 1912. 10500 ც.
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Beridze, V. Word-Kona of Imereti and Racha Proverbs (Sitkvis-kona imerul da rachul tkmata).
Afterword by Sh. Dzidziguri.
Tbilisi: Mecniereba (Science), 1986.
96 p.; 22 cm. Facsimile reprint of the St. Petersburg, 1912 edition. Edition of 10,500 copies.

This volume is a facsimile reprint of the original 1912 edition compiled by Vukol Beridze, a Georgian scholar dedicated to documenting the nation's oral folklore. The book presents a valuable collection of proverbs and sayings (tkma) from the Imereti and Racha regions of western Georgia, preserving their unique dialectal forms. The term "sitkvis-kona" (literally "word-bag" or "word-sack") is a traditional Georgian metaphor for a collection of wise sayings. Published in Tbilisi in 1986 by the prestigious "Science" (Mecniereba) publishing house, this reprint made a rare pre-revolutionary philological work widely accessible during the late Soviet period. It serves as an important resource for linguists, folklorists, and ethnographers studying the diversity of Georgian dialects, regional cultural specificities, and the rich tradition of folk wisdom.