Laktinje (Macedonian: Лактиње) is a village in the municipality of Debarca, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Belčišta.
Laktinje | |
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Village | |
| Лактиње | |
  Laktinje Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°23′14″N 20°47′47″E / 41.38722°N 20.79639°E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Southwestern |
| Municipality |  Debarca |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 82 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | OH |
| Website | . |
Name
Inhabitants from Laktinje associate the name of the settlement with the Латините/Latinite (Latins), due to there being an old graveyard in the village.[1] Pianka Włodzimierz states it could be possible that the placename is derived from the name Vlah'ta or Vlah'tin, ultimately from the form Vlah.[1] In Western Macedonian dialects, dropping the initial v and substituting it for a h sound before the consonant occurs sporadically is a regular phenomenon which Włodzimierz proposes could have happened in this instance.[1] Włodzimierz also states that the name could originate from a lost appellative лактина/Laktina meaning 'a bend on a river or road' (as the village is located on such a bend), ultimately from the collective form лакед/laked < лакътъ/Lak't.[1]
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 82 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
- Macedonians 81
- Serbs 1
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