Saxon, East Frisian Low

A language of Germany

ISO 639: frs
Alternate Names: Ostfriesisch, Ostfriesisch-Niederdeutsch, Platt
Autonym: Oostfreesk, Plattdüütsk
Population: 200,000 (2015 A. Remmers). No monolinguals.
Location:: Niedersachsen state: Ostfriesland, Lower Saxony, northwest of Papenburg, Oldenburg, and Wilhelmshaven towns.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Saxon
Dialects: None known. Not intelligible of Frisian [fry] of the Netherlands or Northern Frisian [frr] (1978 E. Matteson) or Saterfriesisch [stq] (2001 W. Smidt). Lexical similarity: 70% with Low Saxon [nds], 60%–70% with Dutch [nld], 20%–30% with Standard German [deu] (2015 A. Remmers).
Language Use: Adults only. All shifting to Standard German [deu]. Used as L2 by Saterfriesisch [stq].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Saxon, East Frisian Low
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Niedersachsen state: Ostfriesland, Lower Saxony, northwest of Papenburg, Oldenburg, and Wilhelmshaven towns.