The Bezhta (or Bezheta) language (Bezhta: бежкьалас миц, bežƛʼalas mic, beƶⱡʼalas mic, pronounced [ˈbeʒt͡ɬʼɑlɑs mit͡s]), also known as Kapucha (from the name of a large village[3]), belongs to the Tsezic group of the North Caucasian language family.

Bezhta has a rich consonantal and – unlike its relatives Tsez and Avar – a relatively large vowel inventory (16 distinct vowel phonemes), compared to other languages of the same family.

[5] Bezhta is unwritten, but various attempts have been made to develop an official orthography for the language.

[citation needed] Unlike Tsez, Bezhta has a decimal system with the word for twenty being an exception.

[9] Chechen,[clarification needed] a Latinized transcription and one in IPA.