Bible Portions in Bezhta (KAPIBT)

Overview

The Gospel of Luke in Bezhta (or Bezheta) language, also known as Kapucha (from the name of a large village), belongs to the Tsezic group of the North Caucasian language family / It is spoken by about 6,200 people in southern Dagestan, Russia. The book of Proverbs has recently been audio recorded by IBT in the endangered Bezhta language. Bezhta is spoken by about 6,000 people in Dagestan and does not have an official orthography, while Tsakhur has about 23,000 speakers in Dagestan and Azerbaijan and is written with both Cyrillic and Roman orthographies. While both languages have a rich oral tradition, neither yet has a tradition of written literature.

Language and People

Bezhta (ISO 639-3: kap) is spoken by approximately 6,200 people in Western Russia. [Glottolog: bezh1248]

Publishing and Organizations

Published by IBT, Moscow.

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