Frisian

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɹɪʒən/, /ˈfɹɪʒiən/

Proper noun

Frisian

1. the language group (West Frisian, Saterland Frisian, and North Frisian) spoken by many people in the Dutch province of Friesland, some people in Northern Germany and in some parts of Denmark, mainly west coast
2. an alternate name for the West Frisian language, widely used in informal speech and writing, or where context makes the meaning unambiguous. (Compare: America, when synonymous with the United States of America.)

Usage notes

Some linguists consider West Frisian, Saterland Frisian, and North Frisian to be varieties of a single language called “Frisian”. As they are not mutually intelligible, other linguists and the speakers consider them to be separate languages in a language group called “Frisian”. East Frisian is a West Low German dialect.

Translations

the Frisian language group

Armenian: ֆրիզերեն (hy) (frizeren) Catalan: frisó (ca) m. Dutch: Fries (nl) n. Esperanto: frisa lingvaro Faroese: frísiskt (fo) n. Finnish: friisi, friisin kieli French: frison (fr) m. German: Friesisch (de) n. Italian: frisone (it)

Manx: Freeshlannish (gv) f. Navajo: Fwíízhin Dineʼé bizaad North Frisian: Frasch, Fresk, Freesk, Friisk Polish: (język) fryzyjski m. Portuguese: frísio (pt) m., frisão (pt) m. Russian: фризский (ru) язык Saterland Frisian: Fräisch Spanish: frisón (es) m.

the West Frisian language

See West Frisian Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 弗里西亞語, simpl. 弗里西亚语 (Fúlǐxīyà yǔ) Esperanto: okcidenta frisa lingvo Faroese: vesturfrísiskt (fo) n.

French: frison (fr) m. Navajo: Fwíízhin bizaad Russian: западнофризский (ru) язык West Frisian: Frysk (fy) c.

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Please distinguish between the Frisian language group, the West Frisian language (sometimes known as "Frisian"), and the West Frisian dialect.

• Icelandic: frísneska f.
• Spanish: frisón m.
• Swedish: frisiska c.

Noun

Frisian (plural Frisians)

1. a person stemming from the Dutch province of Friesland

Translations

a person stemming from the Dutch province of Friesland

Armenian: ֆրիզ (hy) (friz) Catalan: frisó (ca) m., frisona (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 弗里西亞人, simpl. 弗里西亚人 (fúlǐxīyà rén) Dutch: Fries (nl) m. Esperanto: friso (eo) Faroese: frísi (fo) m. Finnish: friisiläinen (fi) French: Frison (fr) m. German: Friese (de) m.

Icelandic: fríslendingur (is) m. Italian: frisone (it) m. Manx: Freeshlannagh (gv) m. Polish: Fryz (pl) m., Fryzyjka (pl) f. Russian: фриз (ru) Spanish: frisón (es) m. Swedish: fris (sv) c., frisiska (sv) c. West Frisian: Fries (fy) Persian: فریزی (ferizi)

Adjective

Frisian

1. Of, or pertaining to, the Dutch province of Friesland, the Frisian people or the Frisian language

Translations

of Friesland, Frisian people, or the language

Armenian: ֆրիզյան (hy) (frizyan) Bulgarian: фризийски (frizijski) m. Catalan: frisó (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 弗里西亞的, simpl. 弗里西亚的 (Fúlǐxīyà de) Danish: frisisk (da) m. Dutch: Fries (nl), Friese (nl) Esperanto: frisa (eo) Faroese: frísiskur (fo) m. Finnish: friisiläinen (fi) German: friesisch (de) Icelandic: frísneskur (is)

Italian: frisone (it) Manx: Freeshlannagh (gv) m. Old Frisian: Frisa Persian: فریزی (ferizi) Polish: fryzyjski m., fryzyjska f., fryzyjskie n. Russian: фризский (ru) (frízskij) Spanish: frisón (es) Swedish: frisisk (sv) West Frisian: Frysk, Fryske

See also

• The West Frisian Wikipedia

• The Saterland Frisian Wikipedia

• The North Frisian Wikipedia

External links

• Ethnologue entry for Western Frisian, fri
• Ethnologue entry for Northern Frisian, frr
• Ethnologue entry for Saterland Frisian, stq
• Ethnologue entry for Eastern Frisian, frs

  Note: Ethnologue was published before ISO 639-3 was corrected. The new ISO 639-3 code is “fry”.

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