West Frisian
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West Frisian
- a language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands; West Lauwers Frisian, one of the three West Frisian languages (or language varieties)
- (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) (Netherlands) the West Frisian dialect of Dutch dialect spoken in the province of North Holland, related to West Frisian language
[edit] Usage notes
Some linguists consider West Frisian, Saterland Frisian, and North Frisian to be varieties of a single language called “Frisian”. Other linguists and the speakers consider them to be separate languages in a language group called “Frisian”.
[edit] Translations
language spoken in Friesland
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the Western Frisian dialect of Dutch
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Please distinguish between the Frisian language group, the West Frisian language (sometimes known as "Frisian"), and the West Frisian dialect.
[edit] See also
West Frisian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:West Frisian language- ISO 639-1 code fy, ISO 639-3 code fry (SIL)
- Wiktionary's coverage of West Frisian terms
- Appendix:West Frisian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in West Frisian