song in bats tsova tush

This song was recorded in the village of Zemo Alvani in eastern Georgia in 2007. The singer s name is Patima Udjirauli, and she is singing a song in a Caucasian language called Batsbur or TsovaTush, related to Chechen and Ingush. Very few Bats people can still speak their language let alone sing in it and their language is fast becoming extinct. For more information, please go to