Western Frisian language
Western Frisian (ISO 639-3 code fry) is a language of the Indo-European family spoken in Netherlands. It has about 300,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as at risk.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | fry |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | west2354 |
| Family | Indo-European |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Netherlands |
| Speakers (estimate) | 300,000 |
| Endangerment | At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Western Frisian words
- aardich
- as
- befrieze
- bestjoer
- bestân
- bibel
- binnen
- blau
- blêd
- bot
- brein
- bult
- delhelje
- do
- dream
- drôvich
- dyk
- east
- faam
- fear
- ferlêze
- fiere
- flesse
- fokje
Related languages
Other Indo-European languages, nearest first.
- German135,000,000 speakers
- Dutch30,000,000 speakers
- Vlax Romani885,970 speakers
- Balkan Romani611,800 speakers
- Carpathian Romani472,470 speakers
- Sinte Romani318,920 speakers
- Western Yiddish5,400 speakers
- Gronings
- Limburgish
- Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)
- Old Dutch
- Old Frisian
More about Western Frisian
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.