Bezhta is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by about 6,100 people in southwestern Dagestan in the southwest of the Russian Federation. In particular, it is spoken in the villages of Bezhta, Khasharkhota and Tlyadal in the Tsuntinsky district of Dagestan. There are also about 700 speakers of Bezhta in the Qvareli district of the Kakheti region of eastern Georgia.
Bezhta is also known as Bazht’, Bazht’al, Bechitin, Bexita, Bezheta, Bezhita, Bezhituri, Bezht’alas mits, Bezhti, Bezhtin, Kapuch, Kapucha, Kapuchin, Kapuchin-Gunzib, Kapuchuri, Khvanal, Kiburabi or Kupuca.
Bezhta has three dialects: Bezhta Proper, Tlyadal and Khocharkhotin. It is closely related to Hunzib and Khwarshi. Bezhta has much vocabulary borrowed from Avar, Georgian and Russian, and some words from Arabic, Turkish and Persian.
Parts of the Bible have been translated into Bezhta. Other than that, there is very little written in the language, and Bezhta speakers generally write in Avar.
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Гьогцо гьоллохъа нисос: Доьъа богьцалаъ вагьда̄ ниса: «Йа̄ Або, Дибо ца̄Ӏ аьдамла̄ илагьияб бикӀзи йовала, Дибо Парчагьлъи йоӀкъала; Шибаб водиъ баццас баьба илол нилӀа; Илла мунагьла̄кьас кьодос тилӀки, судлӀо нисода илена къацӀцӀола илол кешлъи йо̄вакьас кьодос тилӀбакца. Ми илос гьаьл бикъелална уьӀхолъа̄къа.»
Hogco holloqa nisos: Dǝʔa bohcalaʔ wahdā nisa: «Yā Abo, Dibo cā̃ ädamlā ilahiyab bikʼzi yowala, Dibo Parčahłi yõqʼala; Šibab wodiʔ baccas bäba ilol nitła; Illa munahlāƛʼas tłʼodos tiƛki, sudtło nisoda ilena qʼacʼcʼola ilol kešłi yōwatłʼas tłʼodos titłbakca. Mi ilos häl biqʼelalna ü̃xołāqʼa.»
Jesus said to the followers: When you pray, pray like this: "O Father, we pray that your name will always be kept holy, we pray that your kingdom will come; give us the food we need for each day; forgive us the sins we have done, because we forgive every person that has done wrong to us. And don't let us be tempted."
Some details and corrections provided by Michael Peter Füstumum and Wolfram Siegel.
Information about Bezhta | Numbers
Information about Bezhta
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bezhta_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bejta_(langue)
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Бежтинский_язык
http://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/kap
http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/kap
http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook/ssi/bezhtas.html-ssi
Aghul, Akhvakh, Andi, Archi, Avar, Bagvalal, Batsbi, Bezhta, Botlikh, Budukh, Caucasian Albanian, Chamalal, Chechen, Dargwa, Godoberi, Hinukh, Hunzib, Ingush, Kaitag, Karata, Khinalug, Khwarshi, Kryts, Kubachi, Lak, Lezgian, Rutul, Tabassaran, Tindi, Tsakhur, Tsez, Udi
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