The Udi language: Its History and Modern Development
Authors : Timur Maisak
Pages : 55-72
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Publication Date : 2023-02-14
Article Type : Research
Abstract :The paper presents an overview of Udi, a Nakh-Daghestanian language of the Lezgic branch and an indigenous language of Azerbaijan. After a general introduction about the Udi people and their language, I focus on the history of the study of Udi and Caucasian Albanian, on the development of modern writing systems for Udi, as well as the existing publications and media in Udi. The paper then continues with brief linguistic characteristics of Udi against the backdrop of genealogical and areal features.Keywords : Udi dili, Nah-Dağıstan, Kafkas Albancası, dil tarihi, dil teması, yazı sistemleri