Ludza dialect
The Ludza dialect or Lutsi (Ludzī kīļ) is a dialect of South Estonian that was spoken in Latvia by the Ludza Estonians near the town of Ludza in Latvia. Ludza is the most similar to the Seto dialect of South Estonian. The Ludza dialect has been on a decline and is now extinct. It was estimated that around 800 people spoke Ludza in the year 1894, and in 1936 this number had decreased to only around 30-40 people. The last native speaker of Ludza dialect was Nikolājs Nikonovs, who was from the village of Lielie Tjapši. He died in the year 2006 but some people still have small knowledge of the dialect. The last knowledgeable passive speaker Antonīna Nikonova, died later in 2014.
Ludza | |
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Ludzī kīļ | |
Region | Latgale |
Extinct | 2006 by the death of Nikolājs Nikonovs, some people with slight knowledge remain |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | luts1235 |
The Ludza area is the enclave at the bottom of the map. |
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