Lielie Tjapši Explained

Lielie Tjapši (Ludza: Jānikülä or Sūreq Tsäpsiq) is a small village in the extreme eastern part of Pilda, Latgale. The last native speakers of Ludza lived in Lielie Tjapši; the dialect persisted there because of Antoņina Nikonova, who was a passionate speaker of Ludza. Lielie Tjapši is very small and only has a few houses.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Ludza dialect
• Latgale

External links

• Pictures of Lielie Tjapši and Ludza villages

56.4006°N 27.8372°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016-11-14 . "Maq Sinnu Sali": the South Estonian Dialect Spoken in Deepest Latvia . 2024-07-15 . Deep Baltic . en-US.
2. http://www.lutsimaa.lv/Lutsimaa__Land_of_the_Ludza_Estonians/Who_are_the_Lutsis.html Ludzīlazest: Who are the Lutsis?