Tushetians
Sign in to savethumb|Tushetians, 2006 The Tushetians (; ), or Tush , are a subgroup of Georgians who mainly live in Tusheti. Tsova Tushetians speak the Tsova Tushetian language and Chagma Tushetians speak the Chagma Tushetian dialect of Georgian.
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- Georgians
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- Tush people
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- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- indigenous to
- Tusheti
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thumb|Tushetians, 2006 The Tushetians (; ), or Tush , are a subgroup of Georgians who mainly live in Tusheti. Tsova Tushetians speak the Tsova Tushetian language and Chagma Tushetians speak the Chagma Tushetian dialect of Georgian.
==Subgroups== The Tush divide themselves into two groups, the Chagma-Tush, who speak the local Georgian dialect and the Tsova-Tush, also known as Bats or Batsbi, who speak the Bats language, a Nakh language. Most Bats also speak Georgian, to which there is a continuing trend of linguistic assimilation. Despite differences in language and culture (to a degree), both Chagma- and Tsova-Tush consider themselves to be part of the larger group of Tush, which in turn is considered a subgroup of Georgians.
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