West Frisian

E135836

West Frisian is a West Germanic language spoken primarily in the Dutch province of Friesland, closely related to English and Dutch and officially recognized alongside Dutch in that region.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf West Germanic language
minority language
natural language
closelyRelatedTo Dutch
surface form: Dutch language

English language
North Frisian
Saterland Frisian
coOfficialWith Dutch
surface form: Dutch language
country Netherlands
family Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages
hasAlternativeName West Frisian
surface form: Frisian (Netherlands)

West Frisian
surface form: Western Frisian
hasAncestralLanguage Old Frisian
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Indo-European
hasDialect West Frisian self-linksurface differs
surface form: Clay Frisian

Noardhoeksk
West Frisian self-linksurface differs
surface form: Southwestern Frisian

West Frisian self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wood Frisian

West Frisian self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wâldfrysk
hasMinorityLanguageStatus European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
hasNativeSpeakersIn Friesland
Groningen
North Holland
hasOfficialSpellingStandard yes
hasRegulatedBy Fryske Akademy
Provincial Council of Friesland
surface form: Provincial Government of Friesland
hasWordOrder SVO
ISO639-1Code fy
ISO639-2Code fry
ISO639-3Code fry
isTaughtAs subject in Frisian schools
languageBranch West Germanic languages
languageFamily Germanic languages
nativeName West Frisian self-linksurface differs
surface form: Frysk
officialStatusIn Friesland
partOf Anglo-Frisian dialects
surface form: Anglo-Frisian languages
primaryRegion province of Friesland
surface form: Dutch province of Friesland
recognizedBy Kingdom of the Netherlands
sharesFeatureWith Dutch vocabulary
English vocabulary
Germanic phonology
subclassOf Frisian (partially)
surface form: Frisian language
usedIn education in Friesland
local media in Friesland
provincial administration of Friesland
writingSystem Latin alphabet

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle Frisian hasDescendant West Frisian
Saterland Frisian closelyRelatedTo West Frisian
Lordship of Friesland languageUsed West Frisian
Peperga languageUsed West Frisian
Frisian (partially) hasSubdivision West Frisian
subject surface form: Frisian languages
this entity surface form: West Frisian language
Wybe etymologicalOrigin West Frisian
Harlingen languageUsed West Frisian
Dokkum languageUsed West Frisian
Flag of Friesland languageOfName West Frisian
North Frisian closelyRelatedTo West Frisian
Frisians speaks West Frisian
this entity surface form: West Frisian language
West Frisian nativeName West Frisian self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Frysk
West Frisian hasDialect West Frisian self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wood Frisian
West Frisian hasDialect West Frisian self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Clay Frisian
West Frisian hasDialect West Frisian self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Southwestern Frisian
West Frisian hasDialect West Frisian self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wâldfrysk
West Frisian hasAlternativeName West Frisian
this entity surface form: Frisian (Netherlands)
West Frisian hasAlternativeName West Frisian
this entity surface form: Western Frisian
Leeuwarden hasOfficialLanguage West Frisian
Volendam languageFamily West Frisian
this entity surface form: West Frisian dialect group
Witmarsum, Friesland languageUsed West Frisian
Wolvega hasRegionalLanguage West Frisian
Grootegast hasMinorityLanguage West Frisian
Marum hasLocalLanguage West Frisian
Frisian (Westerkwartiers dialect) subclassOf West Frisian
this entity surface form: West Frisian language variety
Frisian (Westerkwartiers dialect) partOf West Frisian
this entity surface form: West Frisian language
Oranjewoud hasSecondaryLanguage West Frisian
New Amsterdam period languageUsed West Frisian
Drachten hasLanguage West Frisian
Sneek languageUsed West Frisian
Heerenveen regionalLanguage West Frisian
Wiebe hasLanguageOfOrigin West Frisian
Hollandic dialects hasDialect West Frisian
this entity surface form: West-Frisian Dutch dialects
Vlieland hasMinorityLanguage West Frisian
this entity surface form: Frisian
Frisian Eleven Cities language West Frisian
river Dokkumer Ee languageOfName West Frisian
subject surface form: Dokkumer Ee
Noardeast-Fryslân municipality hasRegionalLanguage West Frisian
subject surface form: Noardeast-Fryslân
Dokkum windmills languageContext West Frisian
Frisian government officialLanguage West Frisian