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The Frisian languages (/ ˈ f r iː ʒ ə n / FREE-zhən or / ˈ f r ɪ z i ə n / FRIZ-ee-ən) are a closely related group of West Germanic languages, spoken by about 400,000 Frisian people, who live on the southern fringes of the North Sea in the Netherlands and Germany.
Frisian language, the West Germanic language most closely related to English. Although Frisian was formerly spoken from what is now the province of Noord-Holland (North Holland) in the Netherlands along the North Sea coastal area to modern German Schleswig, including the offshore islands in this.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
There are three main varieties of Frisian: West Frisian which is spoken by about 450,000 people in the Netherlands; North Frisian a collection of nine different dialects spoken in Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) by about 8,000 people, and Sater Frisian with about 2,000 speakers in the German state of Lower Saxony.
2. Apr. 2019 · 1. Frysk (West Frisian) Along with Dutch, West Frisian is the official language in the northern province of Friesland in the Netherlands. There are over 450,000 Frysk speakers, who typically identify themselves as ethnically Dutch, rather than Frisian. They also have their own regional dialects.
22. März 2024 · Frisian language. The Frisian language, which has many dialects, is taught in the schools in Friesland. It is acknowledged as an official language in Friesland, but it is not legally codified as such by the Dutch government. Literary and scientific works are written in it, and there is a Frisian academy (Fryske Akademy) in Leeuwarden ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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. History.
The closest linguistic affiliation is with Dutch and English. The earliest written documents date from approximately the 9th century. The major developmental stages of the language include Old Frisian, covering the period before 1500, Middle Frisian (1500-1800) and New Frisian, developed after 1800.
