Voroshil Gukasyan
Encyclopedia
Voroshil Levonovich Gukasyan (1932–1986) was a Soviet
linguist, caucasologist and specialist in Udi language
and Caucasian Albania
n inscriptions. He was born in the village Nij, Azerbaijan
and was Udi
by ethnicity.
He worked at the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan SSR. In 1965 he defended his thesis on the phonetic and morphological features of the Udi "Nij" dialect.
His thesis defense was held at the Philological Faculty of Tbilisi State University
. The head of the research project was Jeyranishvili (Udi from Zinobiani). In 1973 Gukasyan became a Doctor of Philology, defended at the Institute of Linguistics of the Azerbaijan SSR Academy of Sciences study on "The relationship of Azeri and Udi languages".
Of particular note is his release in 1974 of the "Udi-Azerbaijani-Russian Dictionary", which remains today the only large body of vocabulary of both modern Udi languages, Nij and Vartashen dialects. He is also author of many articles on Udi language
.
Many of his works are signed «G.Voroshil».
He is Buried in the village Nij
.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
linguist, caucasologist and specialist in Udi language
Udi language
The Udi language, spoken by the Udi people, is a member of the Lezgic branch of the Northeast Caucasian language family. It is believed an earlier form of it was the main language of Caucasian Albania, which stretched from south Dagestan to current day Azerbaijan.The language is spoken by about...
and Caucasian Albania
Caucasian Albania
Albania is a name for the historical region of the eastern Caucasus, that existed on the territory of present-day republic of...
n inscriptions. He was born in the village Nij, Azerbaijan
Nij, Azerbaijan
The town of Nij , located forty kilometers south west of Gabala in the Republic of Azerbaijan, is the only place in the world that has had a settlement of Udi people...
and was Udi
Udi people
The Udis are one of the most ancient native peoples of the Caucasus.Currently they live in Azerbaijan, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and many other countries. The total number is about 10,000 people. They speak the Udi language. Among them are distributed also Azeri, Russian,...
by ethnicity.
He worked at the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan SSR. In 1965 he defended his thesis on the phonetic and morphological features of the Udi "Nij" dialect.
His thesis defense was held at the Philological Faculty of Tbilisi State University
Tbilisi State University
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University , better known as Tbilisi State University , is a university established on 8 February 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia. TSU is the oldest university in the whole Caucasus region...
. The head of the research project was Jeyranishvili (Udi from Zinobiani). In 1973 Gukasyan became a Doctor of Philology, defended at the Institute of Linguistics of the Azerbaijan SSR Academy of Sciences study on "The relationship of Azeri and Udi languages".
Of particular note is his release in 1974 of the "Udi-Azerbaijani-Russian Dictionary", which remains today the only large body of vocabulary of both modern Udi languages, Nij and Vartashen dialects. He is also author of many articles on Udi language
Udi language
The Udi language, spoken by the Udi people, is a member of the Lezgic branch of the Northeast Caucasian language family. It is believed an earlier form of it was the main language of Caucasian Albania, which stretched from south Dagestan to current day Azerbaijan.The language is spoken by about...
.
Many of his works are signed «G.Voroshil».
He is Buried in the village Nij
Nij, Azerbaijan
The town of Nij , located forty kilometers south west of Gabala in the Republic of Azerbaijan, is the only place in the world that has had a settlement of Udi people...
.