Alternate Names: Bac, Batsaw, Batsba, Batsbi, Batsbiitsy, Batsi, Tsova-Tush, Tush
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,420 (2000). Active users may be far fewer than 3,000 (Salminen 2007).
Language Use: Modern Bats heavily influenced by Georgian [kat]. Traditional Bats perhaps known by a few elders (Salminen 2007). Few domains. Used by few children. Neutral attitudes. Georgian [kat] used in school and for wider group communication (Salminen 2007).
Language Development: Georgian [kat] is literary language. Dictionary. Grammar.
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Georgia
Other Comments: Traditional territory and way of life. Christian.