There are relatively few child speakers. Until recently, Azerbaijani, Georgian and Russian were used exclusively in school, and they continue to be used for wider communication.

Literary experiments took place in the nineteenth century, in the 1930s, and again in recent years.

The Udis have no written language of their own, but instead use Russian or Georgian.

"In Nidzh (and, until 1989, in Vartashen), Udi is spoken by most elder ethnic Udis (50 years and beyond), whereas the knowledge of the language decreases the younger people are. Yet, a considerable number of young Udis still use a (however strongly Azeri influenced) variety of Udi in “internal” communication which can be described as “Young People’s Udi”. The sociolinguistic situation of Udi in Nidzh has become more stable after the immigration of Udis from Vartashen."

"...all teaching is in Azeri; no classes are given in Udi. The last years have seen a growing interest in the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Udi people due to an increasing debate on the ethnic layers in Azerbaijan."

"A modified (however informal) Cyrillic graphic tradition sporadically develops, opposing itself to the now Latin based tradition of Azeri."

"...ниджская и варташенская диаспоры, как правило, проживают раздельно и не очень тесно общаются друг с другом."

"Деятельность по восстановлению и сохранению удинской культуры поддерживается в настоящее время Норвежской гуманитарной миссией (NHE)."

The information that mentions that Udis don’t have a written language is partly true, however a mention of Caucasian Albanian (Udis are descendants of Cauc. Albanians) script has been in use until VIIIth century and the attempts at the revival of this ancient script have been in 1930s.

Home, community. Used by 30%–50% of children

"Discussing how their language can be saved."