Bats
Bats is a Nakh-Daghestanian language spoken in Georgia, by about 3,420 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Bats (Batsbur Mott, or Batsba Moṭṭ, ბაცბა მოტტ, [batsʰba motʼː]), also known as Batsbi, Batsi, Batsb, Batsaw, or Tsova-Tush is the endangered language of the Bats people, a North Caucasian minority group living in Georgia. Batsbi is part of the Nakh branch of Northeast Caucasian languages. It had 2,500 to 3,000 speakers in 1975, with only one dialect. Batsbi is only used for spoken communication, as Bats people tend to use Georgian when writing.
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Words in Bats
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| father | დად | dad |
| friend | მეგობარ | megobar |
| eye | ბჵარკ | b'arḳ |
| ear | ლარკ | larḳ |
| nose | მარლʻო̆ | marlˢŏ |
| heart | დოკ | doḳ |
| water | ხი | xi |
| fire | წე | c̣e |
| rain | ყარო̂ | q̇arô |
| snow | ლავ | lav |
| tree | ხე^ნ | xeⁿ |
| dog | ფჰ̡უ | ph̡u |
| fish | ჭარე̆ | č̣arĕ |
| horse | დოჼ | dõ |
| cow | ჲეთˁ | yetˁ |
| louse | მაწ | mac̣ |
| coffee | ყავ | q̇av |
| bread | მაჲჴი̆ | mayqĭ |
| milk | შურ | šur |
| wine | ვეჼ | vẽ |
| apple | ჴორ | qor |
| black | ჺარჭი^ნ | ʿarč̣iⁿ |
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- Korra KoragaDravidian86% alike
- Hieroglyphic LuwianIndo-European85% alike
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- TuluDravidian83% alike
- IngushNakh-Daghestanian83% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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