Lielie Tjapši

Lielie Tjapši (Ludza: Jānikülä or Sūreq Tsäpsiq[1]) is a small village in the extreme eastern part of the Pilda Parish of Ludza Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. 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]

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  1. ^ a b ""Maq Sinnu Sali": the South Estonian Dialect Spoken in Deepest Latvia". Deep Baltic. 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  2. ^ Ludzīlazest: Who are the Lutsis?

56°24′02″N 27°50′14″E / 56.40056°N 27.83722°E / 56.40056; 27.83722

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