FRY ISO 639-3
Frisian
Frysk Autonym
A language of Netherlands
- ISO 639
- fry
- Alternate Names
- Fries, Westlauwers Fries
- Autonym
- Frysk
- Population
- 873,000 in Netherlands (2019), decreasing. Total users in all countries: 875,100.
- Location:
- Friesland province; Groningen province: De Marne municipality.
- Language Status
- 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Friesland Province (1996, Ratification Act, ECRML, No. 136).
- Classification
- Indo-European, Germanic, West, Frisian
- Dialects
- Súdhoeksk, Wâldfrysk, Klaaifrysk. Linguistically between Dutch [nld] and English [eng]. Lexical similarity: 71% with Standard German [deu], 61% with English [eng], 74% with East Frisian Low Saxon [frs].
- Language Use
- Over 70% of those in Friesland still speak Frisian. Positive attitudes. Also use Dutch [nld].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: Low. Radio. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1943–1978.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Frisian
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Canada
Language Name
Frisian
User Population
2,100 in Canada (2016 census).
Map
Location: Friesland province; Groningen province: De Marne municipality.
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