Bezhta language

Bezhta
бежкьалас миц
bežƛʼalas mic / beƶⱡʼalas mic
Pronunciation/ˈbeʒt͡ɬʼɑlɑs mit͡s/
Native toNorth Caucasus
RegionSouthern Dagestan
EthnicityBezhta people
Native speakers
6,800 (2006–2010)[1]
Northeast Caucasian
  • Tsezic
    • Bezhta–Hunzib–Khwarshi
      • Bezhta
Language codes
ISO 639-3kap
Glottologbezh1248
ELPBezhta
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Bezhta (also called Bezheta or Kapucha) is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by the Bezhta people. About 7,000 people speak Bezhta.

Bezhta has three dialects. They are Bezhta proper, Tlyadal and Khocharkhotin.[2]

  1. Bezhta at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. "Bezhta | Ethnologue Free".

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