Bats language

Spoken in

  • Northeast Caucasian languages Nachische languages Batsisch

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The batsische language (also C'ova - Tus; proper name bacbur mott ') belongs together with the Chechen and Ingush to ( the vejnachischen languages ​​) for nachischen branch of the ( Northeast Caucasian ) nachisch - Dagestani languages.

Batsisch is no written language and is spoken by no more than about 3,400 people in Tusheti, respectively, in the village of Zemo - Alvani in Georgia.

Linguistic characteristics

In contrast to the languages ​​vejnachischen ( 6 classes have only ) having the nominal 8 Batsische classes as well as a personal conjugation is, however, not mandatory. Batsisch is a Ergativsprache. Noteworthy is the phenomenon of Suffixaufnahme.

Phonology

Consonants

Language family Chechen language Grammatical conjugation Bilabial consonant Alveolar consonant Palatal consonant Velar consonant Uvular consonant Pharyngeal consonant Glottal consonant Ejective consonant Voiceless bilabial stop Voiced bilabial stop Voiceless alveolar stop Voiced alveolar stop Voiceless velar stop Voiced velar stop Voiceless uvular stop Voiceless alveolar affricate Voiced alveolar affricate Voiced palato-alveolar affricate Fricative consonant Voiceless bilabial fricative Voiceless alveolar fricative Voiced alveolar fricative Voiceless palato-alveolar sibilant Voiced palato-alveolar sibilant Voiceless velar fricative Voiced velar fricative Voiceless pharyngeal fricative Voiced pharyngeal fricative Voiceless glottal fricative Bilabial nasal Alveolar nasal Approximant consonant Palatal approximant
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