For centuries the Batsbi proudly populated the highlands of Tusheti, in north-eastern Georgia.
Also Known As:
Bats, Tsova-Tush, batsba motjiti, Bac, Tush, Batsaw, Batsi, ბაცბური ენა, წოვათუშური ენა, бацбийский язык, цова-тушинский, цоватский язык, бацбур мотlтl
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Tsova-Tush, also known as Bats or Tush, is the smallest minority language in Georgia and has litt
The Wikipedia page for the Batsbi language, otherwise known as Bats.
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
800
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Batsbi: A Silent Death of a Minority Language
Bibliography of Locations:
Alice C. Harris and Arthur G. Samuel. 2011. "Perception of Exuberant Exponence in Batsbi: Fuctional or Incidental?" In Language, 87: 447-469. Linguistic Society of America. Online: http://muse.jhu.edu.eres.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/journals/language/v087/87.3.harris.html.
Bibliography of Context:
Batsbi: A Silent Death of a Minority Language