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Udi

NE Caucasian (Lezgic)

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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.

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87 core words in Udi

Water

хе

xe

Fire

арух

arux

Sun

бех

beχ

Moon

уьш

yʃ

Star

хабунах

xabunax

Night

уьше

yʃe

Rain

агъала

aɣala

Snow

иъжӏ

iˤdʒ

Wind

муш

muʃ

Earth

кӏул

kʼul

Stone

жӏеъ

dʒeˤ

Mountain

бурух

burux

Sea

даьниз

dæniz

Mother

нана

nana

Father

бабо

babo

Daughter

хуьйаьр

xyjær

I

зу

zu

You

ун

un

We

йан

jan

Name

цӏи

tsʼi

Person

амдар

amdar

Head

бул

bul

Eye

пул

pul

Ear

уъмуъх

uˤmuˤx

Nose

боъхмоъгъ

boˤxmoˤʁ

Mouth

жӏомо

dʒomo

Tooth

улух

ulux

Tongue

муз

muz

Hand

кул

kul

Foot

тур

tur

Heart

укӏ

ukʼ

Bone

уъкъеън

uˤqʼeˤn

Blood

пӏи

pʼi

Love

чурпсун

tʃurpsun

Tree

хунч

xuntʃ

Dog

ха

xa

Cat

пӏшу

pʼʃu

Fish

чаьли

tʃæli

Bird

къуш

quʃ

Butterfly

пампалукӏ

pampalukʼ

Egg

хъокӏла

qʰokʼla

Bear

шуйе

ʃuje

Horse

еък

eˤk

House

кӏойи

kʼoji

Milk

муч̍анакъ

mutʃʼanaqʼ

Honey

уч̍

utʃʼ

Salt

ел

jel

Wine

фи

fi

Rice

бириндз

birindz

Iron

даьмир

dæmir

Wheel

таькаьр

tækær

Silk

абришӏум

abriʃˤum

Book

гирк

ɡirk

Eat

уксун

uksun

Drink

уьгсун

yɡsun

Sleep

баскӏсун

baskʼsun

One

са

sa

Two

пӏа

pʼa

Three

хиб

xib

Four

бипӏ

bipʼ

Five

хъо

qʰo

Hundred

бач̍

batʃʼ

Hello

салам

salam

Thank you

бахтӏам

baχtʼam

Good

яхъи

jaqʼi

New

таьзаь

tæzæ

Red

чоча

tʃʼotʃʼa

White

мацӏи

matsʼi

Black

маъйиън

maˤjiˤn

Green

йаьшил

jæʃil

Blue

гогин

ɡoˈɡin

Sugar

къаънд

qʼaˤnd

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: NE Caucasian (Lezgic)

Meaning UdiCaucasian AlbanianAghulTabasaranLezgianRutulBudukh
Water хе /xe/ xe /xe/ хьед /ħed/ шид /ʃid/ яд /jad/ хьед /ħed/ хьад /xad/
Fire арух /arux/ ow /u/ цӏа /tsʼa/ цӏа /tsʼa/ цӏай /tsʼaj/ цӏай /tsʼaj/ цӏа /tsʼa/
Sun бех /beχ/ beɣ /beɣ/ рагъ /raʁ/ ригъ /riʁ/ рагъ /raʁ/ варагъ /waraʁ/ вирагъ /viraʁ/
Moon уьш /yʃ/ ḳac̣ḳac̣ /kʼatsʼkʼatsʼ/ ваз /vaz/ ваз /vaz/ варз /varz/ ваз /waz/ вез /vez/
Star хабунах /xabunax/ — /—/ гӏад /ʕad/ хяд /xæd/ гъед /ʁed/ хед /χed/ хӏачӏ /ħatʃʼ/
Night уьше /yʃe/ šow /ʃu/ ӏуьш /ʕyʃ/ йишв /jiʃv/ йиф /jif/ выш /vɨʃ/ йудженджидж /judʒendʒidʒ/
Rain агъала /aɣala/ — угъал /uɣal/ мархь /marx/ марф /marf/ гьугъал /huɣal/ маф /maf/
Snow иъжӏ /iˤdʒ/ — ибхь /ibħ/ йиф /jif/ жив /ʒiv/ йиз /jiz/ йиз /jiz/
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