Language
name and locationː
Bats,
Kakheti region,
Georgia [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. t͡sħɑ |
21. tʼqʼɑ t͡sħɑ |
2. ʃi |
22. tʼqʼɑ ʃi |
3. qo |
23. tʼqʼɑ qo |
4. d-ʕivɦ |
24. tʼqʼɑ d-ʕivɦ |
5. pχi |
25. tʼqʼɑ pχi |
6. jɛtχ |
26. tʼqʼɑ jɛtχ |
7. vorɬ |
27. tʼqʼɑ vorɬ |
8. bɑrɬ |
28. tʼqʼɑ bɑrɬ |
9. isː |
29. tʼqʼɑ isː |
10. itːʼ |
30. tʼqʼɑ.itːʼ (20+10) |
11. t͡sħe.jtːʼ |
40. ʃɑ.uz.tqʼ(ɑ) (2 x 20) |
12. ʃi.itːʼ |
50. ʃɑ.uz.tʼqʼɑ.itːʼ |
13. qo.itːʼ |
60. qo.uz.tʼqʼ(ɑ) (3 x 20) |
14. d-ʕev.ejtːʼ |
70. qo.uz.tʼqʼɑ.itːʼ |
15. pχi.itːʼ |
80. d-ʕɛ(v).uz.tʼqʼ(ɑ) (4 x 20) |
16. jɛtχ.ejtːʼ |
90. d-ʕɛ(v).uz.tʼqʼɑ.itːʼ |
17. vorɬ.ejtːʼ |
100. pχɑ.uz.tʼqʼ (5 x 20) |
18. bɑrɬ.ejtːʼ |
200. itsʼ.ɑ.tʼq(ɑ) (10 x 20) |
19. tʼqʼɛ.χt͡sʼ |
1000. ɑ.tɑs <Georgian |
20. tʼqʼɑ |
2000. |
Linguist
providing data and dateː Prof. George Hewitt |
Other comments: Batsi has a vigesimal system similar to that of the Chechen language. Batsi is the endangered language of the Bats people, a North Caucasian minority group and is part of the Nakh family of Northeast Caucasian languages. It had 2,500 to 3,000 speakers in 1975 but now is may only 600 speakers left. 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. |
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