Abstract

In Udi the determinative compound words can be divided according to structure: 1. Composed compound words derived from two or three nominal stems; Compound words consisting of three nominal stems are rarely attested in the Udi language. 2. Compound words the first member of which is the noun root and the second one – determinandum; 3. Compound words , the first member of which is determinandum and the second one – noun root; 4. Compound words derived from the a noun stem and substantized determinandum; 5. Compound words the first member of which in a noun in Relative case and the second one – noun with simple stem; 6. Compound words the first member of which is attributive word and the second one – adjective derived from noun. In Udi an athematic formation of attributive compound words are characteristic of nouns . At this stage of the study, no special affixes have been revealed that are involved in the derivation of the composed stems. The paper present parallels as well as differences in the structure of determinative compound words between Udi and other Lezgian languages.

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