The last native speaker of the Ludza dialect was Nikolājs Nikonovs, who was from the village of Lielie Tjapši.

In 1893 Oskar Kallas found Ludzi speakers in 53 villages around Mērdzene, Pilda, Nirza and Brigi.

[4] In the year 2020 a book was published for studying the Ludza dialect called "Lutsi kiele lementar" by Uldis Balodis.

[8] a, ā, ä, ǟ, b, b̦, d, d̦, e, ē, f, g, ģ, h, h̦, i, ī, j, k, ķ, l, ļ, m, m̦, n, ņ, o, ō, ö, ȫ, p, p̦, q, r, ŗ, s, ș, š, t, ț, u, ū, ü, ǖ, v, v̦, y, ȳ, z, z̦, ž[9] Source:[10] Source:[11] Kuningas lähäț voiska poiga oțșma = The king sent the army to look for the boy Kost sa neoq kalaq vytiq?

Tulkke mäele = Come up the mountain Annaq mulle kaq maitsaq = Give it to me to taste, too Kșondz katenetyiskümneni tunnini maka-aiq = The priest doesn't sleep until twelve o'clock