Also Known As:
удин муз, удинский язык, უდიური ენა, udin muz, Udi dili, Uti, Udin
Dialects & Varieties
- Zinobiani
- Nidzh
- Oghuz
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.), 2013. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,590
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
3
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Discussing how their language can be saved."
Location and Context
Countries
Azerbaijan; Georgia; Turkmenistan; Russia;
Location Description
Azerbaijan: Oghuz town, Qabala, Niç (about 4,000 speakers), and Mirzabeyli villages.
Government Support
No results found.
Institutional Support
Taught in primary schools, through 4th grade
Speakers' Attitude
Neutral/negative
Other Languages Used By The Community
Russian, Armenian, Georgian
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Cyrillic
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
A historical overview of the Udi language.
Russian phrases with Udi equivalents, including morpheme-by-morpheme glosses
Cyrillic and Latin alphabets for Udi. Удинская письменность на основе кириллицы и латиницы