Udi people
Udi | |
|---|---|
The Udi Flag | |
| Total population | |
| c. 10,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Russia | 2,551 (2021) |
| Azerbaijan | 4,100 |
| Ukraine | 592 |
| Armenia | 202 |
| Georgia | 174 |
| Languages | |
| Udi, Azerbaijani, Ukrainian, and Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Albanian-Udi Church, Eastern Orthodox Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Northeast Caucasian-speaking peoples, especially Aghuls, Lezgins, and Tabasarans | |
The Udi (or Uti) are a Lezgic people group native to the Caucasus that live mainly in Russia and Azerbaijan, with smaller populations in Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and other countries. Their total number is about 10,000 people. They speak the Udi language, which belongs to the Northeast Caucasian language family. Some also speak Azerbaijani, Russian, Georgian, or Armenian, depending on where they reside. Their religion is Christianity.