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Udi

NE Caucasian (Lezgic)

FamilyNE Caucasian (Lezgic) Speakers~7,000 ScriptCyrillic CountriesAzerbaijan Official inNo (Azerbaijan recognizes Niž as a multi-ethnic settlement) Vitalitycritically-endangered ISO 639-3udi

Udi is a Northeast Caucasian (Lezgic) language of Azerbaijan and Georgia, the linear modern descendant of the Caucasian Albanian language (Aluan) — the literary language of the medieval Caucasian Albanian church (4th-12th centuries CE). The Caucasian Albanian script, invented by Mesrop Mashtots c. 410 CE, was rediscovered through Sinai palimpsests deciphered by Gippert and Schulze in 2008-2009. Modern Udi is highly endangered with ~6,000 speakers concentrated in Niž (Nij) village in Qabala District, Azerbaijan. Udi has typologically unusual features: SOV with limited person-marking, complex case system (~12 cases), and ergative-absolutive alignment with split ergativity.

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Udi

Water

хе

/xe/

Fire

арух

/arux/

Sun

бех

/beχ/

Moon

уьш

/yʃ/

Mother

нана

/nana/

Father

бабо

/babo/

Eat

уксун

/uksun/

Drink

уьгсун

/yɡsun/

Love

букӏесун

/buqʼesun/

Heart

укӏ

/uqʼ/

Tree

хунч

/xunt͡ʃ/

House

кӏойи

/qʼoji/

Dog

ха

/xa/

Cat

пӏшу

/pʼʃu/

Hand

кьил

/qʼil/

Eye

пул

/pul/

Hello

салам

/salam/

Thank you

бахтӏам

/baχtʼam/

One

са

/sa/

Good

яхъи

/jaqʼi/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related NE Caucasian (Lezgic) languages

Meaning UdiCaucasian AlbanianAghulBudukhRutulDargwaKryts
Water хе /xe/ xe /xe/ хьед /ħed/ хьед /ħed/ хьед /ħed/ шин /ʃin/ xed /xed/
Fire арух /arux/ ow /oʊ/ цӏай /tsʼaj/ цӏай /tsʼaj/ цӏай /tsʼaj/ цӏа /tsʼa/ ts'a /t͡sʼa/
Sun бех /beχ/ beɣ /beɣ/ рагъ /raʁ/ рагъ /raʁ/ варагъ /waraʁ/ берхӏи /beɾħi/ vïrïğ /vɨrɨʁ/
Moon уьш /yʃ/ ḳac̣ḳac̣ /kʼat͡sʼkʼat͡sʼ/ ваз /vaz/ ваз /vaz/ ваз /waz/ баз /baz/ vats /vat͡s/
Mother нана /nana/ nana /nana/ баб /bab/ баб /bab/ нин /nin/ нес /nes/ dada /dada/
Father бабо /babo/ baba /baba/ ада /ada/ дада /dada/ дид /did/ атта /atːa/ buba /buba/
Eat уксун /uksun/ ows- /us/ ифи /ifi/ ухьун /uħun/ ухьун /uħun/ букӏан /bukʼan/ ulkura /ulˈkura/
Drink уьгсун /yɡsun/ owɣ- /uɣ/ ахъан /aqʼan/ эджи /edʒi/ эджин /edʒin/ даркьес /daɾqʼes/ hatsra /hat͡sˈra/
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