The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: BBL
ISO 639-2: cau
| Population | 2,500 to 3,000 (1975 SIL). |
| Region | Georgia, spoken by about half the inhabitants of Zemo-Alvani. |
| Alternate names | BATSI, BATSAW, TSOVA-TUSH, TUSH, BATSBI, BAC, BATSBIITSY |
| Classification | North Caucasian, North Central, Batsi. |
| Comments | Not intelligible with other related languages. Georgian is used as the literary language. Used in daily family communication. Traditional territory and way of life. Grammar. Sunni Muslim. |
