This paper examines verbs in the Udihe language that express dynamic spatial situations. It distinguishes between verbs denoting directional movement (oriented toward a starting or finishing point, or directed relative to an obstacle being overcome or another moving object) and those denoting non-directional movement (within a limited space, as well as oscillatory and rotational motion). These verbs occur in sentences denoting motion and displacement. The study analyzes the structure and semantics of such sentences. Similar to many other languages, Udihe sentences of motion and displacement share three common components. These components include a predicate expressed by a verb with spatial semantics, a subject expressed by a noun or pronoun in the nominative case, and a locator expressed by a noun (mostly in one of the spatial cases) or an adverb. The specificity of displacement sentences lies in the presence of an object expressed by a noun in the accusative or, less frequently, the instrumental case. Some sentences allow for variations in marking the locator depending on the context. Most verbs express directed movement, whereas displacement semantics is expressed by a more limited number of verbs. A comparison of sentence models reveals common ways of expressing locators with verbs of motion and displacement. A distinctive feature of the Udihe language is its rich inventory of specialized verbs denoting the overcoming of specific obstacles.
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