Bats language
Northeast Caucasian language / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Bats language?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Bats (Batsbur Mott' or Batsba Moṭṭ, also Batsi, Batsbi, Batsb, Batsaw, or Tsova-Tush) is the endangered language of the Bats people, a North Caucasian minority group. It is part of the Nakh family of Northeast Caucasian languages. It had 2,500 to 3,000 speakers in 1975.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2023) |
Quick Facts Native to, Region ...
Bats | |
---|---|
Batsba Moṭṭ ბაცბა მოტტ | |
Native to | North Caucasus |
Region | Zemo-Alvani in Kakheti |
Native speakers | (500 cited 1997)[1] far fewer than 3,000 active (2007) |
Georgian script[2] | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bbl |
Glottolog | bats1242 |
ELP | Batsbi |
This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. |
Close
There is only one dialect. It exists only as a spoken language, as Bats people use Georgian as their written language. The language is not mutually intelligible with either Chechen or Ingush, the other two members of the Nakh family.