Saterfriesisch

A language of Germany

ISO 639: stq
Alternate Names: Friesen, Saterfriesen, Saterfriesiesch, Saterlandic, Saterlandic Frisian, Saterländisch, Seeltersk
Population: 2,000 (2015 A. Remmers).
Location:: Niedersachsen state: Cloppenburg district, Saterland municipality, Ramsloh, Scharrel, and Strücklingen towns.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting). Statutory language of provincial identity in Niedersachsen (1997, Constitution, Article 3(3) as amended).
Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Frisian
Dialects: None known. Not intelligible of Frisian [fry] and Northern Frisian [frr] (2015 A. Remmers).
Language Use: Adults only, mostly middle-aged or older (Salminen 2007). Shifting to Standard German [deu]. Also use East Frisian Low Saxon [frs].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: High in German [deu].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Niedersachsen state: Cloppenburg district, Saterland municipality, Ramsloh, Scharrel, and Strücklingen towns.