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The Frisian languages are spoken by more than 500,000 people; West Frisian is officially recognised in the Netherlands (in Friesland ), and North Frisian and Saterland Frisian are recognised as regional languages in Germany.
- 350,000
- 120,000
- 60,000
- 4,590 residents of Canada reported having Frisian ancestry in the 2016 Canadian Census.
Frisian, people of western Europe whose name survives in that of the mainland province of Friesland and in that of the Frisian Islands off the coast of the Netherlands but who once occupied a much more extensive area. In prehistoric times the Frisians inhabited the coastal regions from the mouth of.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Frisian is a West Germanic language spoken in the north of the Netherlands and parts of Germany. While Frisian and Dutch share many similarities due to their close proximity, there are several key differences between the two languages. One of the main reasons for the difference between Frisian and Dutch is their historical development.
Most Frisian speakers live in the Netherlands, primarily in the province of Friesland, which since 1997 officially uses its West Frisian name of Fryslân, where the number of native speakers is about 400,000, [7] [page needed] which is about 75% of the inhabitants of Friesland.
The proximity and continuous interaction between Dutch and Frisian speakers have facilitated the borrowing and integration of Frisian words into Dutch. Many everyday words in Dutch, especially those related to local customs, regional geography, and maritime activities, have Frisian origins.
A half-million Frisians in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands speak West Frisian. Several thousand people in Nordfriesland and Heligoland in Germany speak a collection of North Frisian dialects.
Frisians are bilingual in Frisian and Dutch. The capital of Friesland is Liouwert (Leeuwarden). There are two regional dialects in Friesland, Stellingwerf in the south east and Bilts in the north west, and two other versions, North and Saterlandic Frisian spoken in Germany.
