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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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: UDI
ISO 639-2: cau
| Population | 4,200 in Azerbaijan (Nic) (1995). Population total all countries 8,800. |
| Region | Qabala, Nic and Mirzabeyli villages, and Oghuz, Oghuz town. Most Udi are reported to have left Oghuz. Also spoken in Georgia, Russia (Asia), Turkmenistan. |
| Alternate names | UDIN, UTI |
| Dialects | OGHUZ (VARTASHEN), NIDZH (NIJ, NIC, NIZH), OKTOMBERI. |
| Classification | North Caucasian, Northeast, Lezgian. |
| Comments | Dialects are inherently intelligible, but to what degree is not known. Oktomberi is reported to be more different from Nic Udi than Oghuz Udi is. One of the most divergent of the Lesgian languages. Russian and sometimes Azerbaijani used as literary languages; in some areas they use Armenian or Georgian. In Nic the children attend Russian language schools. Udi is used for intragroup communication. Up to 1954 schooling was in Azerbaijani. New primers and folk tales have been prepared for publication. Dictionary. Grammar. Not officially a written language. New cyrillic orthography. Deciduous forest. Plains. Peasant agriculturalists: horticulture; animal husbandry: hogs, cattle. Christian. Bible portions 1902. |
